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Finis James Garrett

Biography of Finis James Garrett

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Garrett
• First Name: Finis
• Middle Name: James
• Date of Birth: August , 26 , 1875
• Place of Birth (POB): near Ore Springs , Tennessee (US-TN, TN, 47, Tenn)
• Date of Death: May , 25 , 1956
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Finis James Garrett Court Service Information

• Court Name: Associate Judge, United States Court of Customs Appeals (later Customs and Patent Appeals)
• Court Type: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Calvin Coolidge ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/14/1929
• Seat vacated by: Smith , James F.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/14/1929
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/18/1929
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/18/1929
• Commission Date: 02/18/1929
• Date of Termination: 12/01/1937
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Finis James Garrett

• Court Name: Chief Judge, United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
• Court Type: United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
• Promoted by President: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/16/1937
• Seat vacated by: Graham , William J.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/16/1937
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 11/29/1937
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/30/1937
• Commission Date: 12/01/1937
• Date of Termination: 09/15/1955
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Finis James Garrett in the Law School

• Name of School: Bethel College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1897

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1899

Finis James Garrett Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Dresden, Tennessee, 1900-1905
• Master, Tennessee Chancery Court, Weakley County, 1900-1905
• U.S. representative from Tennessee, 1905-1929
• Received recess appointment to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, November 22, 1920; declined appointment
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, December 10, 1920; no Senate vote

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This entry was last updated: January 7, 2016

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