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Edward Terry Sanford

Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States

Edward Terry Sanford served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Warren G. Harding and confirmed Jan 29, 1923.

Appointed by
Warren G. Harding
Confirmed
Jan 29, 1923
Born
1865

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TennesseeTheodore Roosevelt · May 18, 1908 – Feb 19, 1923
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeTheodore Roosevelt · May 18, 1908 – Feb 5, 1923
  • Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesWarren G. Harding · Jan 29, 1923 – Mar 8, 1930

Education

  • University of TennesseeB.A., Ph.B., 1883
  • Harvard UniversityB.A., 1885
  • Harvard UniversityM.A., 1889
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1889

Career

Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1890-1907; Lecturer, University of Tennessee School of Law, 1898-1907; U.S. Department of Justice, 1905-1908; special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1905-1907; assistant attorney general, 1907-1908

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

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