Education and career

Born in Skidmore, Missouri, Speakman received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1912 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1915. He was in private practice in Oklahoma from 1915 to 1917. He was in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919. He was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1920 to 1930, and served as deputy county attorney in Maricopa County, Arizona. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona Division 3 from 1930 to 1946.

Notable case

In 1932 in Phoenix, Speakman presided at the murder trial of Winnie Ruth Judd, a case which achieved considerable notoriety. He sentenced the defendant to be executed by hanging, a sentence which was subsequently repealed after she was found to be mentally incompetent. Federal judicial service

Speakman was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on March 27, 1946, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Judge Albert Morris Sames. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 9, 1946, and received his commission on April 13, 1946. Speakman served in that capacity until his death on June 17, 1952, at the Long Beach Veterans Hospital, in Long Beach, California, while he was vacationing in southern California. References

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Education and career: Born in Skidmore, Missouri, Speakman received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1912 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1915. They were in private practice in Oklahoma from 1915 to 1917. They were in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919. They were in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1920 to 1930, and served as deputy county attorney in Maricopa County, Arizona. They were a Judge of the Superior Court of Arizona Division 3 from 1930 to 1946.
 Notable case
 In 1932 in Phoenix, Speakman presided at the murder trial of Winnie Ruth Judd, a case which achieved considerable notoriety. They sentenced the defendant to be executed by hanging, a sentence which was subsequently repealed after she was found to be mentally incompetent. Federal judicial service Speakman was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on March 27, 1946, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Judge Albert Morris Sames. They were confirmed by the United States Senate on April 9, 1946, and received their commission on April 13, 1946. Speakman served in that capacity until their death on June 17, 1952, at the Long Beach Veterans Hospital, in Long Beach, California, while they were vacationing in southern California. References: Sources
 Category: 1892 births
 Category: 1952 deaths
 Category: People from Nodaway County, Missouri
 Category: Military personnel from Missouri
 Category: University of Oklahoma alumni
 Category: University of Oklahoma College of Law alumni
 Category: Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
 Category: United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
 Category: 20th-century American judges
 Category: United States Army personnel
 Category: Arizona state court judges
 Category: Lawyers from Phoenix, Arizona
 Category: Oklahoma lawyers