Elmer Bragg Adams
Elmer Bragg Adams (1842-1916) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Amos Madden Thayer. He was officially nominated on December 5th of that year. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 24, 1916.[1]
Early life and education
- Yale University, B.A., 1865
- Harvard Law School, 1868[1]
Professional career
- Teacher, American Union Commission, organized schools for white children in Georgia, 1865-1866
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1866-1879
- Judge, Circuit Court for St. Louis Circuit, 1879-1884
- Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1884-1895[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Adams received a recess appointment from Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905, to a seat vacated by Amos Madden Thayer; and was nominated to the same position by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1905, and received commission on December 12, 1905. Service was terminated on October 24, 1916, due to death.
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
Adams received a recess appointment from Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905, to a seat vacated by Amos Madden Thayer; and was nominated to the same position by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1905, and received commission on December 12, 1905. Service was terminated on December 31, 1911, due to abolition of the court.
Eastern District of Missouri
Adams was previously a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
He received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on May 17, 1895 to fill a seat vacated by Henry Samuel Priest. He was officially nominated on December 4th of that year. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1895, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until May 29, 1905.[1] Adams was succeeded in this position by Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Elmer Bragg Adams's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Henry Samuel Priest |
Eastern District of Missouri 1895–1905 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg |
| Preceded by: Amos Madden Thayer |
Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit 1905–1911 |
Succeeded by: NA - court abolished |
| Preceded by: Amos Madden Thayer |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1905–1916 |
Succeeded by: Kimbrough Stone
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stephen Clark (Missouri) • Henry Autrey • Brian C. Wimes • Ronnie L. White • Sarah Pitlyk • Matthew Schelp | ||
| Senior judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • E. Richard Webber • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • Nanette Laughrey • Audrey Fleissig • John Ross (Missouri) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Patricia Cohen • Joseph S. Dueker • Shirley Mensah • Abbie S. Crites-Leoni • Noelle C. Collins • John Bodenhausen • Stephen Welby • Rodney Holmes • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Carol Jackson • Charles Shaw (Missouri) • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Donald Stohr • John Nangle • Samuel Treat • Elmer Bragg Adams • Henry Samuel Priest • Amos Madden Thayer • David Patterson Dyer • Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Roy Winfield Harper • Charles B. Davis (Missouri federal judge) • George Moore (Missouri) • John Collet • William Webster • Clyde Cahill • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • George Gunn • Rubey Hulen • William Hungate • James Meredith (Missouri) • John Regan • Randolph Weber • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • John Nangle • Roy Winfield Harper • George Moore (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • James Meredith (Missouri) • | ||
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| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
| 1897 | |||
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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 | |||
