Albert Morris Sames

Personal

Birthday: 
2/9/1873
Birthplace: 
Rockford, IL
Date of Death: 
3/16/1958
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1898-1899
Private practice, Solomonville, Arizona, 1899-1902
Private practice, Douglas, Arizona, 1902-1916
Assistant district attorney, Cochise County, Arizona, 1904
City clerk and treasurer, Douglas, Arizona, 1905
Commissioner, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1906-1914
Chairman, Republican Territorial Central Committee, 1911-1912
City attorney, Douglas, Arizona, 1914-1916
Chairman, Arizona State Republican Committee, 1918-1920
Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Cochise County, 1921-1931

Education

Name of School: 

University of Wisconsin Law School

The University of Wisconsin Law School is a top national law school, attracting students from across the country and around the world. Top students are drawn to the UW Law School because of the diversity of our student body, our tradition of excellence, and our law-in-action approach to teaching and learning the law --- an approach that differentiates us from other law schools.

Degree: 
LL.B.
Degree Year: 
1894
Name of School - Second: 

George Washington University Law School

Established in 1865, The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in Washington, DC. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school is located on the GW campus in the downtown neighborhood familiarly known as Foggy Bottom. The law school has a total enrollment of about 2,000 students. Approximately 1,400 students are in the full-time division for the JD degree and 300 are enrolled in the part-time division. 300 students, many from abroad, are enrolled in graduate law degree programs.

Degree - Second: 
LL.M.
Degree Year - Second: 
1895

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Arizona
Court Name: 

Arizona District Court

President Nominating: 
Herbert Hoover
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
2/21/1931
Retirement from Active Service: 
4/1/1946
Termination Date: 
3/16/1958
Termination Reason: 
Death