Francis Gordon Caffey

Biography of Francis Gordon Caffey

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Caffey
• First Name: Francis
• Middle Name: Gordon
• Date of Birth: October , 28 , 1868
• Place of Birth (POB): Gordonsville , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Date of Death: September , 20 , 1951
• Place of Death (POD): Verbena , Alabama (US-AL, AL, Ala.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Francis Gordon Caffey Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Herbert Hoover ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/18/1929
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 45 Stat. 1317
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/18/1929
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/29/1929
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/29/1929
• Commission Date: 04/30/1929
• Retirement from Active Service: 10/31/1947
• Date of Termination: 09/20/1951
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Francis Gordon Caffey in the Law School

• Name of School: Howard College (now Samford University)
• Degree: Master of Arts (A.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1887

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1891

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard University
• Degree: Master of Arts (A.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1892

Fourth Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School

Francis Gordon Caffey Career Path

Employment:

• Third Alabama Volunteer Infantry lieutenant colonel, Spanish American War
• Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1894-1902
• Judge advocate general, Office of the Governor, Alabama, 1900-1902
• Private practice, New York City, 1902-1913, 1921-1929
• Solicitor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1913-1917
• U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1921
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, March 1, 1929; no Senate vote

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