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Charles Breckenridge Faris
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Charles Breckenridge Faris served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jan 25, 1935.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jan 25, 1935
- Born
- 1864
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MissouriWoodrow Wilson · Oct 13, 1919 – Feb 6, 1935
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jan 25, 1935 – Dec 18, 1938
Education
- Washington University School of Law
- University of MissouriB.L., 1889
- University of MissouriB.Pd., 1889
Career
Private practice, Caruthersville, Missouri, 1891-1892; City attorney, Caruthersville, Missouri, 1892-1893; Prosecutor, Pemiscot County, Missouri, 1893-1899; President, Bank of Caruthersville, Missouri, 1898-1910; State representative, 36th General Assembly, Missouri; Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1910-1912; Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1912-1919
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