Fenton Whitlock Booth

Judge Fenton Whitlock Booth

Personal

Birthday:

5/12/1869

Birthplace:

Marshall, IL

Date of Death:

7/26/1947

Place of Death:

Indianapolis, IN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Marshall, Illinois, 1892-1905
State representative, Illinois, 1896-1898
Dean, Howard University Law School, 1922-1930
Professor, National University Law School (now George Washington University Law School), 1931-1938
Professor, Southeastern University, Washington, D.C.
Chairman, Board #10, Office of Price Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana

Nominated to be chief justice of the Court of Claims, January 2, 1913; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

DePauw University

Name of School - Second:

University of Michigan Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1892

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Theodore Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/17/1905

Termination Date:

4/23/1928

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

Court of Claims, Chief Justice

Court Name - Second:

United States Court of Federal Claims

Commission Date - Second:

4/18/1928

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

6/15/1939

Termination Date - Second:

7/26/1947

Termination Reason - Second:

Death