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