Edward E. Cushman

Edward E. Cushman (November 26, 1865  January 25, 1944) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Columbus Junction, Louisa County, Iowa, Cushman read law to enter the bar in Iowa and in Nebraska in 1890. He was in private practice in Stromsburg, Nebraska from 1890 to 1893, and in Tacoma, Washington from 1893 to 1900. He was an Assistant U.S. attorney for the state of Washington from 1900 to 1904, and was a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General for the 9th Judicial Circuit from 1904 to 1909. He was a U.S. Territorial Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Territory of Alaska from 1909 to 1912.

On April 9, 1912, Cushman was nominated by President William H. Taft to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington vacated by George Donworth. Cushman was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 1, 1912, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on November 3, 1939, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1944, in Tacoma, Washington.

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Preceded by
George Donworth
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
1912–1939
Succeeded by
Charles H. Leavy
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