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John Foster Symes
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
John Foster Symes served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Appointed by Warren G. Harding and confirmed May 16, 1922.
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding
- Confirmed
- May 16, 1922
- Born
- 1878
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColoradoWarren G. Harding · May 16, 1922 – Apr 5, 1951
Education
- Yale UniversityPh.B., 1900
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1903
Career
U.S. Army major, 1917-1919; Private practice, New York City, 1902-1906; Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1906-1921; U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, 1921-1922
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