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Finis James Garrett

Former judge · U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Finis James Garrett served on the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1875

Appointments

  • Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals)Calvin Coolidge · Feb 18, 1929 – Dec 9, 1937
  • Presiding Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent AppealsFranklin D. Roosevelt · Nov 30, 1937 – Sep 1, 1948
  • Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent AppealsNone (reassignment) · – Sep 15, 1955

Education

  • Bethel CollegeA.B., 1897
  • Read law1899

Career

Private practice, Dresden, Tennessee, 1900-1905; Master, Tennessee Chancery Court, Weakley County, 1900-1905; U.S. representative from Tennessee, 1905-1929

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