John Augustine Marshall
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John Augustine Marshall was a United States federal judge
United States federal judge
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Marshall received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia
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 in 1874. He was in private practice in Warrenton, Virginia
Warrenton, Virginia
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 from 1874 to 1878, and then in Salt Lake City, Utah
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 until 1896. He was a Probate judge of Salt Lake County, Utah Territory from 1888 to 1889. He was a Utah territorial representative from Salt Lake County in 1892.

On January 13, 1896, Marshall was nominated by President Grover Cleveland
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 to a seat on the newly established United States District Court for the District of Utah
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 created by 28 Stat. 107. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
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 on February 4, 1896, and received his commission the same day. Marshall served in that capacity until his resignation, on September 8, 1915.

He returned to private practice in Salt Lake City, until he died there in 1924.

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