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Rufus Edward Foster
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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

Education

Law

Tulane Law School, 1895

Personal
Birthplace
Virginia


Rufus Edward Foster (1871-1942) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Early life and education

  • Tulane Law School, LL.B., 1895[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Lieutenant, 1898-1899
  • Assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1905-1908
  • U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1908
  • Professor of law, Tulane University, 1912-1927
  • Dean, Tulane Law School, 1920-1927[1]

Judicial career

Fifth Circuit

Foster was nominated to the Fifth Circuit by President Calvin Coolidge on January 3, 1925 to fill a seat vacated by Alexander Campbell King. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1925, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 23, 1942.[1]

Eastern District of Louisiana

Foster was nominated to the Eastern District of Louisiana by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 22, 1909 to fill a seat vacated by Eugene Davis Saunders. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 2, 1909, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until January 13, 1925.[1] Foster was succeeded in this position by Charlton Reid Beattie.

See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Eugene Davis Saunders
Eastern District of Louisiana
1909–1925
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Charlton Reid Beattie
Preceded by:
Alexander Campbell King
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
1925–1942
Succeeded by:
Elmo Lee