Finis James Garrett

Judge Finis James Garrett

Personal

Birthday:

8/26/1875

Birthplace:

near Ore Springs, TN

Date of Death:

5/25/1956

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Bethel College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1897

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1899

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Associate Judge, U. S. Court of Customs Appeals (later Customs and Patent Appeals)

President Nominating:

Calvin Coolidge

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/18/1929

Termination Date:

12/1/1937

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

12/1/1937

Termination Date - Second:

9/15/1955

Termination Reason - Second:

Retirement