Rufus Edward Foster
Rufus Edward Foster | |
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Foster pictured in The Jambalaya 1921, Tulane yearbook | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office January 13, 1925 – August 23, 1942 | |
| Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Alexander Campbell King |
| Succeeded by | Elmo Pearce Lee |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| In office February 2, 1909 – January 13, 1925 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Eugene Davis Saunders |
| Succeeded by | Charlton Beattie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rufus Edward Foster May 22, 1871 Mathews County, Virginia |
| Died | August 23, 1942 (aged 71) |
| Education | Tulane University Law School (LLB) |
Rufus Edward Foster (May 22, 1871 – August 23, 1942) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.