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Francis Gordon Caffey
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Francis Gordon Caffey served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Herbert Hoover and confirmed Apr 29, 1929.
- Appointed by
- Herbert Hoover
- Confirmed
- Apr 29, 1929
- Born
- 1868
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkHerbert Hoover · Apr 29, 1929 – Sep 20, 1951
Education
- Harvard Law School
- Howard College (now Samford University)A.M., 1887
- Harvard UniversityA.B., 1891
- Harvard UniversityA.M., 1892
Career
Third Alabama Volunteer Infantry lieutenant colonel, Spanish American War; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1894-1902; Judge advocate general, Office of the Governor, Alabama, 1900-1902; Private practice, New York City, 1902-1913, 1921-1929; Solicitor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1913-1917; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1921
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