Edward Terry Sanford
Edward Terry Sanford (1865-1930) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Warren Harding on January 24, 1923. He served until his death on March 8, 1930.
Prior to joining the court, Sanford served on the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee.[1]
Sanford was one of four nominations President Harding made to the Supreme Court. He served during The Taft Court and The Hughes Court.
Education
Sanford received two B.A. degrees, from the University of Tennessee in 1883 and Harvard University in 1885. He has an M.A. from Harvard University in 1889 and a LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1889.[1]
Professional career
- 1907-1908: Assistant Attorney General of the United States
- 1905-1907: Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States
- 1898-1907: Lecturer, University of Tennessee School of Law
- 1890-1907: Attorney in private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Supreme Court
Sanford was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Warren Harding on January 24, 1923, to fill a seat vacated by Justice Charles Dickens Clark. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 29, 1923, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on March 8, 1930.[1]
Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee
Sanford was nominated to the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee by President Theodore Roosevelt on May 14, 1908, to fill a seat vacated by Mahlon Pitney. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 1908, and received commission that same day. He served in this position until February 5, 1923.[1] Sanford was succeeded in this position by Xenophon Hicks.
See also
External links
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, "Biography" (dead link)
- Justice Sanford's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- The Supreme Court Historical Society, "Edward T. Sanford"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Sanford's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
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| Preceded by: Charles Dickens Clark |
Supreme Court 1923–1930 |
Succeeded by: Owen Josephus Roberts |
| Preceded by: Mahlon Pitney |
Middle District of Tennessee 1908–1923 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Xenophon Hicks |
| Preceded by: Mahlon Pitney |
Eastern District of Tennessee 1908–1923 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Xenophon Hicks
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William L. Campbell Jr. • Aleta Trauger • Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. • Eli Richardson | ||
| Senior judges |
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| Magistrate judges | Barbara Holmes • Alistair Newbern • Chip Frensley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Todd Campbell • Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • Morgan Welles Brown • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • William E. Miller • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • John Gore • Xenophon Hicks • Leslie Darr • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Thomas Higgins (Tennessee) • Frank Gray • Kevin Hunter Sharp • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Thomas Wiseman • John Nixon • Robert Echols • William E. Miller • Elmer Davies • Leland Clure Morton • Frank Gray • Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Travis Randall McDonough • Thomas Varlan • Clifton L. Corker • Charles Atchley • Katherine Crytzer | ||
| Senior judges |
Curtis Collier • Robert Leon Jordan • J. Ronnie Greer (Federal Judge) • Thomas W. Phillips • Robert Allan Edgar • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee (Tennessee) • Christopher H. Steger • Cynthia Wyrick • Debra Poplin • Jill McCook • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Harry Mattice • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis (Tennessee) • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor (Tennessee) • Pamela L. Reeves • | ||
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| 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 | |||
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| 1921 |
Morris • Peters • Baker • Groner • Hoehling • Kennedy • Lewis • Luse • Mayer • McClintic • Miller • Morris • Peters • Ross • Taft • Waddill | ||
| 1922 |
Atwell • Barrett • Brewster • Butler • Campbell • Cliffe • Gibson • Goddard • Kenyon • Lindley • Lowell • Rose • Runyon • Schoonmaker • Scott • Sutherland • Symes • Wilkerson • Winslow | ||
| 1923 |
Bland • Bondy • Cant • Gore • Hatfield • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Inch • Jacobs • James • Jones • McGee • McKeehan • Patridge • Phillips • Reeves • Rudkin • Sanford • Simons • Soper • Webster | ||
