Fenton Whitlock Booth
Fenton Whitlock Booth (1869-1947) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.
In 1905, Booth was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Teddy Roosevelt. He was commissioned on March 17, 1905, and was nominated and commissioned as chief justice on April 23, 1928 by Calvin Coolidge. He assumed senior status on June 15, 1939, and served in that capacity until his death on July 26,1947.[1]
Education
- Depauw University
- University of Michigan, LL.B., 1892
Professional career
- Private practice, Marshall, Illinois, 1892-1905
- Member, Illinois General Assembly
- Dean, Howard University Law School, Washington, DC
- Teacher, National University Law School
- Chairman, Board #10, Office of Price Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana
Footnotes
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| Former judges |
Atkinson • Barney • Bennett • Blackford • Booth • Campbell • Casey • Collins • Cowen • John Davis • John Bancroft Davis • Oscar Davis • Downey • Drake • Durfee • Friedman • Gilchrist • Graham • Green • Hay • Howell • Howry • Hughes • Hunt • Jones • Kashiwa • Kunzig • Laramore • Littleton • Loring • Madden • Milligan • Moss • Nichols • Nott • Peck • Peelle • Richardson • Scarburgh • Scofield • Sinnott • Skelton • Smith • Weldon • Whaley • Whitaker • Williams • Wilmot • Wright • | ||
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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 | |||
