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Elmer David Davies

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Elmer David Davies served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jul 12, 1939.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jul 12, 1939
Born
1899

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jul 12, 1939 – Jan 7, 1957

Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law SchoolLL.B., 1922

Career

Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1922-1939; State senator, Tennessee, 1935-1939

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

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