Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: los angeles , california - successor: wallace mccamant - party: democratic - death date: 10 december 1928 - predecessor: new position new position - office: judge the ninth circuit judge for the southern district of california for the united states court of appeals for - spouse: ynez bettis - nominator: grover cleveland grover cleveland - birth date: june 30 , 1845 - name: erskine mayo ross - birth place: belpre , virginia - termstart: february 22 , 1895 january 13 , 1887 - termend: december 10 , 1928 march 5 , 1895 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of erskine mayo ross .
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erskine mayo ross -lrb- june 30 , 1845 -- december 10 , 1928 -rrb- was an american attorney and jurist from california .he served as a judge on the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit in from 1895 until 1928 , having assumed senior status in 1925 .a native of virginia , previously he was a judge for the united states district court for the southern district of california and the supreme court of california .he is also one of the three founding fathers of the alpha tau omega fraternity .