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Francis Elisha Baker

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Francis Elisha Baker served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 21, 1902.

Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jan 21, 1902
Born
1860

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Jan 21, 1902 – Dec 31, 1911
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitTheodore Roosevelt · Jan 21, 1902 – Mar 15, 1924

Education

  • University of MichiganB.A., 1882
  • Read law1884

Career

Private practice, Goshen, Indiana, 1884-1899; Judge, Indiana Supreme Court, 1899-1902; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1922-1923

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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