He continued a rapid rise, being named Solicitor General and as a judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1901, President William McKinley appointed Taft civilian governor of the Philippines. In the White House, he focused on East Asia more than European affairs and repeatedly intervened to prop up or remove Latin American governments. Shortly before graduating from law school, Taft went to the state capital of Columbus to take the bar examination and easily passed.
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