Rufus Edward Foster
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Foster pictured in The Jambalaya 1921, Tulane yearbook
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| Born | May 22, 1871 Mathews County, Virginia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Fields | Law |
| Institutions | Tulane University |
| Known for | Tulane University Law School dean District court judge |
Rufus Edward Foster (May 22, 1871 – August 23, 1942) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Mathews County, Virginia, Foster received an LL.B. from Tulane Law School in 1895. He was in the United States Army Lieutenant from 1898 to 1899. He was an Assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1905 to 1908. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1908. He was a Professor of law, Tulane University from 1912 to 1927. He was a Dean, Tulane Law School from 1920 to 1927.
On January 22, 1909, Foster was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Eugene D. Saunders. Foster was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 2, 1909, and received his commission the same day. Foster served in that capacity until January 13, 1925, due to appointment to another judicial position.
On January 3, 1925, President Calvin Coolidge nominated Foster for elevation was a federal judge to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Alexander Campbell King. Foster was again confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1925, and received his commission the same day. Foster served in that capacity until his death.
Sources
- Rufus Edward Foster at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 1909–1925 |
Succeeded by Charlton Reid Beattie |
| Preceded by | Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1925–1942 |
Succeeded by Elmo Pearce Lee |
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Tulane University Law School Dean 1920 – 1927 |
Succeeded by [[]] |
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- 1871 births
- 1942 deaths
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States district court judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge
- Tulane University Law School alumni
- Tulane University faculty
- Tulane University Law School faculty
- Deans of Tulane University Law School
- Law school deans
- People from Mathews County, Virginia
- United States Army officers
