Finis James Garrett (August 26, 1875 – May 25, 1956) was a United States representative from Tennessee, serving as the House minority leader for the Democratic Party, and a Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
Finis James Garrett
Born 1875 in near Ore Springs, TN
Died 1956 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 3327
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- U.S. representative from Tennessee1905–1929
- Private practice, Dresden, Tennessee1900–1905
- Tennessee Chancery Court, Weakley CountyMaster · 1900–1905
Appointments
- U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals1948–1955 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Retirement
- U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals1937–1948 · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Term ended: Reassignment
- U.S. Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals)1929–1937 · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Read law1899
- Bethel CollegeA.B. · 1897