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Elmer Davies
Elmer David Davies (1899-1957) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1939 to replace John Gore. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 12th, and received commission that same day. From 1954 to 1957, he was the chief judge. He served on this court until his death on January 7, 1957.[1]
Early life and education
- Vanderbilt University, LL.B., 1922[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1922-1939
- Tennessee state senator, 1935-1939[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Middle District of Tennessee
Davies was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1939 to replace John Gore. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 12th, and received commission that same day. From 1954 to 1957, he was the chief judge. He served on this court until his death on January 7, 1957.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Elmer Davies's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Gore |
Middle District of Tennessee 1939–1957 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: '
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William L. Campbell Jr. • Aleta Trauger • Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. • Eli Richardson | ||
| Senior judges |
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| Magistrate judges | Barbara Holmes • Alistair Newbern • Chip Frensley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Todd Campbell • Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • Morgan Welles Brown • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • William E. Miller • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • John Gore • Xenophon Hicks • Leslie Darr • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Thomas Higgins (Tennessee) • Frank Gray • Kevin Hunter Sharp • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • William E. Miller • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Frank Gray • Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. • | ||
