Edward Terry Sanford
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| Edward Terry Sanford | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Warren Harding |
| Active: | 1/29/1923 - 3/8/1930 |
| Preceded by: | Charles Dickens Clark |
| Succeeded by: | Owen Josephus Roberts |
| Past post: | Eastern District of Tennessee |
| Past term: | 1908 - 1923 |
| Past position: | Seat #1 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1865 |
| Deceased: | 1930 |
| Bachelors: | University of Tennessee (1883), Harvard University (1885) |
| Law School: | Harvard Law School (1889) |
| Graduate School: | Harvard University (1889) |
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Edward Terry Sanford (1865-1930) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States and a federal judge on the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Tennessee, B.A. & Ph.B., 1883
- Harvard University, B.A., 1885
- Harvard University, M.A., 1889
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1889 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1890-1907
- Lecturer, University of Tennessee School of Law, 1898-1907
- Special assistant to the attorney general of the United States, 1905-1907
- Assistant attorney general of the United States, 1907-1908 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court
Sanford was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Warren Harding on January 24, 1923 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Dickens Clark. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 29th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on March 8, 1930.[1]
Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee
Sanford was nominated to the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee by President Theodore Roosevelt on May 14, 1908 to fill a seat vacated by Mahlon Pitney. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 18th, and received commission that same day. He served in this position until February 5, 1923.[1] Sanford was succeeded in this position by Xenophon Hicks.
External links
- Biography from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Justice Sanford's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Sanford's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Dickens Clark | Middle District of Tennessee 1908–1923 Seat #1 | Succeeded by: Xenophon Hicks |
| Preceded by: Charles Dickens Clark | Eastern District of Tennessee 1908–1923 Seat #1 | Succeeded by: Xenophon Hicks |
| Preceded by: Mahlon Pitney | Supreme Court 1923–1930 | Succeeded by: Owen Josephus Roberts |
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| Former Article III judges |
Robert Echols • Morgan Welles Brown • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • William Miller • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • John Gore • Xenophon Hicks • Leslie Darr • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Thomas Higgins • Frank Gray • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee • William Carter • Dennis Inman • Bruce Guyton • Clifford Shirley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor • | ||
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
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| 1921 |
Morris • Peters • Baker • Groner • Hoehling • Kennedy • Lewis • Luse • Mayer • McClintic • Miller • Morris • Peters • Ross • Taft • Waddill | ||
| 1922 |
Atwell • Barrett • Brewster • Butler • Campbell • Cliffe • Gibson • Goddard • Kenyon • Lindley • Lowell • Rose • Runyon • Schoonmaker • Scott • Sutherland • Symes • Wilkerson • Winslow | ||
| 1923 |
Bland • Bondy • Cant • Gore • Hatfield • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Inch • Jacobs • James • Jones • McGee • McKeehan • Patridge • Phillips • Reeves • Rudkin • Sanford • Simons • Soper • Webster | ||
