National University - Docket Yearbook (Washington, DC)

Page 28 text:

THE DOCKET Oscar R. Luhring, LL.D. Associate Justice Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Born in Gibson County, Indiana, February n, 1879; son of Henry W. and Martha Brown Luhring ; married ; LL.B., University of Virginia, June 13, 1900; and LL.D., National University, June 13, 1932. Began practice of law at Evansville, Indiana, 1900; member of Indiana House of Representatives (1903-1904) ; appointed Asso- ciate Justice Supreme Court District of Columbia, July 3, 1930 ; member of Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity and Sigma Nu Phi Legal Fraternity; Professor, Law of Suretyship and Equity Pleadings and Practice, National University. Hon. Tfiomas P. Gore, LL.D. Lecturer on English Legal History Senator from Oklahoma 1909 to 1921 ; re-elected to Senate from Oklahoma in 1931 ; Member of the United States Rural Credits Commission, 1913. Ernest W. Gibson, B.S., A.M., LL.D. Lecturer on Trial Procedure Former Judge Municipal Court, Windham County, Ver- mont; served in World War overseas as Captain of Infantry; former Colonel of 172nd Inf. N.G., Vermont; Member of Congress; Vice-President Norwich University. 22

Page 27 text:

THE DOCKET Hon. Fenton W. Booth, LL.D. Professor of Elements of Jurisprudence Chief Justice, United States Court of Claims Native of Illinois ; educated Marshall High School ; DePauw University; University of Michigan, LL.B., 1892; admitted to the bar, 1892; practiced at Marshall, Illinois as member of firm of Golden, Schofield and Booth; member of Fortieth General Assembly of Illi- nois; Judge of the U. S. Court of Claims, 1905-1928; Chief Justice of the U. S. Court of Claims since 1928. Julius I. Peyser, LL.M., D.C.L. Lecturer of Equity Procedure and Judge of Equity Moot Court Graduate of Georgetown University Law School and George Washington University Law School; engaged in practice of law since 1899; during the World War was Captain in U. S. Army; formerly member of Board of Education ; President of Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 1929; Vice-President American Bar Asso- ciation for the D. C., 1930; member Pi Gamma Mu. J.U.D., D.C.L., Ph.D., J.D. Professor of Roman, Civil and Comparative Law Former United States Judge in the Philippines and in China. Former Special Assistant to the Attorney Gen- eral. Author of several legal works and of over 100 contributions to legal encyclopedias and periodicals, in- cluding all of the former published in the United States. Member Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Delta Kappa (honorary) fraternities. C. Sumner Lobingier 21

Page 29 text:

THE DOCKET Hon. Peyton Gordon, LL.D. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Professor of the Law of Bankruptcy Native of Washington, D. C. ; Columbian University- now George Washington University, LL.B., 1890; LL.M., 1891 ; Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1921-1928; Major, Judge Advocate Gen- eral’s Corps, Chaumont, France ; Member of Faculty of National University for nine year; received LL.D., National University, 1931. James McPherson Proctor, LL.D. Born at Washington, D. C., September 4, 1882. Ad- mitted to D. C. Bar in 1903; assistant U. S. Attorney for D. C., 1905-1909, chief assistant, 1909-1913; special assistant to the Attorney General, 1929-1931, in charge of suits of U. S. to clear titles to river front properties in D. C. ; Associate Justice of D. C. Supreme Court since March 8, 1931. Served as Captain of Infantry, A. E. F., World War; Member American Bar Associa- tion ; President of General Alumni, Association of George Washington University, two years. Hon. F. Dickinson Letts, LL.D. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court , of the District of Columbia Professor of the Law of Mortgages. 23