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Elmer Bragg Adams
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Elmer Bragg Adams served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 12, 1905.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Dec 12, 1905
- Born
- 1842
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriGrover Cleveland · Dec 9, 1895 – May 29, 1905
- Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 12, 1905 – Dec 31, 1911
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 12, 1905 – Oct 24, 1916
Education
- Yale CollegeB.A., 1865
- Harvard Law School1868
Career
Teacher, American Union Commission, Georgia, 1865-1866; Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1866-1879, 1884-1895; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, St. Louis Circuit, 1879-1884
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