Herschel Whitfield Arant

Herschel Whitfield Arant (July 18, 1887 - January 14, 1941) was an American legal academic and jurist of the 20th Century.

He was born in Tallapoosa County, Alabama; received a B.S. degree from the University of Alabama in 1910; received B.A., M.A., and LL.B. degrees from Yale University in 1911-15. After a few years of law practice, he became professor of law at Emory University, 1916-20; assistant professor of law at Yale University, 1920-22; dean and professor of law at the University of Kansas, 1922-28; and dean and professor of law at Ohio State University, 1928-39. In 1939, he was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and served until his death less than two years later.

References

* Who's Who in America 1936 (Marquis)

External links

* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=54 Federal Judicial Center profile]