Eugene Davis Saunders

Judge Eugene Davis Saunders

Personal

Birthday:

7/25/1853

Birthplace:

Campbell County, VA

Date of Death:

10/27/1914

Place of Death:

VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Galveston, Texas, 1873-1875
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1877-1907, 1909-
Professor of law, Tulane University

Education

Name of School:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1873

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

Court Name:

Louisiana Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/20/1907

Termination Date:

2/8/1909

Termination Reason:

Resignation