Eugene Davis Saunders
Eugene Davis Saunders (1853-1914) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 11, 1907 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Parlange. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on February 8, 1909.[1] Saunders was succeeded in this position by Rufus Edward Foster. Saunders died on October 27, 1914.
Early life and education
- University of Virginia, LL.B., 1873[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Galveston, Texas, 1873-1875
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1877-1907
- Professor of law, Tulane University
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1909-[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Louisiana
Saunders was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 11, 1907 to fill a seat vacated by Charles Parlange. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20th, and received commission that same day. He resigned on February 8, 1909.[1] Saunders was succeeded in this position by Rufus Edward Foster.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Saunders's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Parlange |
Eastern District of Louisiana 1907–1909 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Rufus Edward Foster
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
