Edward Terry Sanford

Biography of Edward Terry Sanford

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Sanford
• First Name: Edward
• Middle Name: Terry
• Date of Birth: July , 23 , 1865
• Place of Birth (POB): Knoxville , Tennessee (US-TN, TN, 47, Tenn)
• Date of Death: March , 8 , 1930
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Edward Terry Sanford Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/14/1908
• Seat vacated by: Clark , Charles D.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/14/1908
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 05/18/1908
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/18/1908
• Commission Date: 05/18/1908
• Date of Termination: 02/05/1923
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Edward Terry Sanford

• Court Name: United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Promoted by President: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/14/1908
• Seat vacated by: Clark , Charles D.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/14/1908
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action: 05/18/1908
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/18/1908
• Commission Date: 05/18/1908
• Date of Termination: 02/05/1923
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Third Appointment of Edward Terry Sanford

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Warren G. Harding ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/24/1923
• Seat vacated by: Pitney , Mahlon
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/24/1923
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/29/1923
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/29/1923
• Commission Date: 01/29/1923

Edward Terry Sanford in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Tennessee
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1883

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1885

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard University
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1889

Fourth Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1889

Edward Terry Sanford Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1890-1907
• Lecturer, University of Tennessee School of Law, 1898-1907
• U.S. Department of Justice, 1905-1908; special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1905-1907; assistant attorney general, 1907-1908
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Fifth Circuit, February 19, 1923-March 8, 1930

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