Walter Lyndon Pope

Who was Walter Lyndon Pope?

Walter Lyndon Pope was a United States federal judge.

Born in Valparaiso, Indiana, Pope received an A.B. from the University of Nebraska in 1909 and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1912. He was in private practice in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1912 to 1916. He was an Assistant professor of law, University of Nebraska from 1913 to 1916. He was a Professor of law, University of Montana from 1916 to 1948. He was in private practice in Missoula, Montana from 1917 to 1949. He was a member of the Montana House of Representatives in 1923. He was a Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general from 1937 to 1941.

Pope was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Pope was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on February 14, 1949, to a seat vacated by Francis Arthur Garrecht. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1949, and received his commission on March 1, 1949. He served as chief judge from 1959-1959. He assumed senior status on April 1, 1961. Pope served in that capacity until March 27, 1969, due to his death.