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Rufus Edward Foster
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Rufus Edward Foster served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Jan 13, 1925.
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge
- Confirmed
- Jan 13, 1925
- Born
- 1871
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaTheodore Roosevelt · Feb 2, 1909 – Jan 19, 1925
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitCalvin Coolidge · Jan 13, 1925 – Aug 23, 1942
Education
- Tulane University Law SchoolLL.B., 1895
Career
U.S. Army lieutenant, 1898-1899; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1905-1908; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1908; Professor of law, Tulane University Law School, 1912-1927; dean, 1920-1927; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1935-1941
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