Rufus Edward Foster
Personal
Birthday:
5/22/1871
Birthplace:
Mathews County, VA
Date of Death:
8/23/1942
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Army lieutenant, 1898-1899
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1905-1908
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1908
Professor of law, Tulane University Law School, 1912-1927; dean, 1920-1927
Education
Degree:
LL.B.
Degree Year:
1895 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
President Nominating:
Theodore Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
2/2/1909
Termination Date:
1/13/1925
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
1/13/1925
Termination Date - Second:
8/23/1942
Termination Reason - Second:
Death