Curtis D. Wilbur

Curtis D. Wilbur
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
May 10, 1945  September 8, 1954
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
May 2, 1929  May 10, 1945
Appointed byHerbert Hoover
Preceded bySeat established by 45 Stat. 1414
Succeeded byWilliam Edwin Orr
43rd United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
March 19, 1924  March 4, 1929
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byEdwin Denby
Succeeded byCharles Francis Adams III
Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office
January 13, 1923  March 19, 1924
Appointed byWilliam Stephens
Preceded byLucien Shaw
Succeeded byLouis Wescott Myers
Personal details
Born
Curtis Dwight Wilbur

(1867-05-10)May 10, 1867
Boonesboro, Iowa
DiedSeptember 8, 1954(1954-09-08) (aged 87)
Palo Alto, California
Political partyRepublican
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)

Curtis Dwight Wilbur (May 10, 1867 – September 8, 1954) was an American lawyer, California state judge, 43rd United States Secretary of the Navy and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.