John Benjamin Sanborn

Judge John Benjamin Sanborn

Personal

Birthday:

11/9/1883

Birthplace:

St. Paul, MN

Date of Death:

3/7/1964

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1907-1916
State representative, Minnesota, 1913-1915
Comptroller of insurance, State of Minnesota, 1917-1918, 1919-1920
U.S. Army private, 1918-1919
Member, Minnesota Tax Commission, 1920-1921
Judge, Minnesota District Court, 1922-1925

Education

Name of School:

University of Minnesota

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1905

Name of School - Second:

Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Great in theory. Even better in practice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1907

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Court Name:

Minnesota District Court

President Nominating:

Calvin Coolidge

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/18/1925

Termination Date:

2/2/1932

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

1/23/1932

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

6/30/1959

Termination Date - Second:

3/7/1964

Termination Reason - Second:

Death