Elmer Davies
| Elmer Davies | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Active: | 7/12/1939 - 1/7/1957 |
| Chief: | 1954 - 1957 |
| Preceded by: | John Gore |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | January 12, 1899 |
| Home State: | Magnolia, AR |
| Deceased: | January 7, 1957 |
| Law School: | Vanderbilt U., LL.B., 1922 |
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Elmer David Davies (1899-1957) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1939 to replace John Gore. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 12th, and received commission that same day. From 1954 to 1957, he was the chief judge. He served on this court until his death on January 7, 1957.[1]
Early life and education
- Vanderbilt University, LL.B., 1922[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1922-1939
- Tennessee state senator, 1935-1939[1]
Judicial career
Middle District of Tennessee
Davies was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1939 to replace John Gore. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 12th, and received commission that same day. From 1954 to 1957, he was the chief judge. He served on this court until his death on January 7, 1957.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Elmer Davies's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Gore |
Middle District of Tennessee 1939–1957 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Todd CampbellChief Judge: William Haynes • Aleta Trauger • Kevin Hunter Sharp | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Juliet Griffin • Clifton Knowles • Joe Brown • John Bryant • | ||
| 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 |
Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • William Miller • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Frank Gray • | ||
