Homer Bone

Homer Bone
Bone in 1939
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office January 1, 1956 – March 11, 1970
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office April 1, 1944 – January 1, 1956
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Bert E. Haney
Succeeded by	Frederick George Hamley
United States Senator from Washington
In office March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1944
Preceded by	Elijah S. Grammer
Succeeded by	Warren Magnuson
Personal details
Born	Homer Truett Bone (1883-01-25)January 25, 1883 Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
Died	March 11, 1970(1970-03-11) (aged 87) Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery
Political party	Socialist Farmer–Labor Republican Democratic
Education	Tacoma Law School

Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of parties and was elected to the State House. In 1932, he was elected as a Democrat as United States Senator from Washington, and re-elected to a second term.

In 1944 Bone was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served until his death, the last years in senior status.