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in 1939. After graduation from law school and gaining admission to the
Pennsylvania State Bar in 1940, Poole entered the private practice of law in Pittsburgh. He remained in private practice from 1940 to 1942 and then moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the
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Attorney for the Northern District of California on April 18, 1961. The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination by unanimous consent on June 7, 1961. Poole became the first African American
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