John Foster Symes (February 10, 1878 – April 5, 1951) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 9/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 27/year
Colorado District Court · 1922–1951
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado1921–1922- Private practice, Denver, Colorado1906–1921
U.S. Army major1917–1919- Private practice, New York City1902–1906
Appointments
1922–1951 · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1903- Yale UniversityPh.B. · 1900