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Darr, Leslie Rogers
Born November 8, 1886, in Jasper, TN
Died May 29, 1967
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 24, 1939, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. Confirmed by the Senate on May 31, 1939, and received commission on June 2, 1939. Service terminated on November 27, 1940, due to reassignment.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 24, 1939, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. Confirmed by the Senate on May 31, 1939, and received commission on June 2, 1939. Served as chief judge, 1949-1961. Assumed senior status on March 15, 1961. Service terminated on May 29, 1967, due to death.
Education:
Cumberland School of Law, LL.B., 1909
Professional Career:
Died May 29, 1967
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 24, 1939, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. Confirmed by the Senate on May 31, 1939, and received commission on June 2, 1939. Service terminated on November 27, 1940, due to reassignment.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 24, 1939, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. Confirmed by the Senate on May 31, 1939, and received commission on June 2, 1939. Served as chief judge, 1949-1961. Assumed senior status on March 15, 1961. Service terminated on May 29, 1967, due to death.
Education:
Cumberland School of Law, LL.B., 1909
Professional Career:
Private practice, Jasper, Tennessee, 1910-1926
Judge, Tennessee Circuit Court, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 1926-1939
Nominated to the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee, May 17, 1939; nomination withdrawn by president, May 24, 1939