Edward Terry Sanford

Judge Edward Terry Sanford

Personal

Birthday:

7/23/1865

Birthplace:

Knoxville, TN

Date of Death:

3/8/1930

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

University of Tennessee

Degree:

B.A., Ph.B.

Degree Year:

1883

Name of School - Second:

Harvard University

Degree - Second:

B.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1885

Name of School - Third:

Harvard University

Degree - Third:

M.A.

Degree Year - Third:

1889

Name of School - Fourth:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Fourth:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Fourth:

1889

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

Court Name:

Tennessee Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/18/1908

Termination Date:

2/5/1923

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee

Court Name - Second:

Tennessee Middle District Court

Commission Date - Second:

5/18/1908

Termination Date - Second:

2/5/1923

Termination Reason - Second:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Third:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name - Third:

Supreme Court of the United States

Commission Date - Third:

1/29/1923

Termination Date - Third:

3/8/1930

Termination Reason - Third:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, February 19, 1923-March 8, 1930