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Francis Scarlett
Francis Muir Scarlett (1891-1971) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Scarlett was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 24, 1946, to a seat vacated by Archibald Lovett; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 1946, and received commission on February 14th. He assumed senior status on August 2, 1968, and served in that capacity until his death on November 18, 1971. Scarlett was succeeded in this position by Alexander Lawrence.
Early life and education
- University of Georgia School of Law, LL.B., 1913
Professional career
- Private practice, Brunswick, Georgia, 1913-1946
- Solicitor, City Court of Brunswick, Georgia, 1919-1929
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of Georgia
Scarlett was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 24, 1946, to a seat vacated by Archibald Lovett;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 1946, and received commission on February 14th. He assumed senior status on August 2, 1968, and served in that capacity until his death on November 18, 1971. Scarlett was succeeded in this position by Alexander Lawrence.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Archibald Lovett |
Southern District of Georgia 1946–1968 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Alexander Lawrence
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
