Charles Breckenridge Faris
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Charles Breckenridge Faris
Nonpartisan
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
Education
Personal
Charles Breckenridge Faris (1864-1938) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Faris died on December 18, 1938.
Early life and education
- St. Louis Law School (Washington University School of Law)
- University of Missouri, B.L., 1889
- University of Missouri, B.Pd., 1889
- University of Missouri, LL.D., 1922[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Caruthersville, Missouri, 1891-1892
- City attorney, Caruthersville, Missouri, 1892-1893
- Prosecuting attorney, Pemiscot County, Missouri, 1893-1899
- President, Bank of Caruthersville, Missouri, 1898-1910
- Member, Missouri House of Representatives, 36th General Assembly
- Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit, 1910-1912
- Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1912-1919[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eighth Circuit
Faris was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 14, 1935 to fill the seat vacated by William Squire Kenyon. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 25th, and received commission on January 31st. On November 30, 1935, he assumed senior status. He served until his death on December 18, 1938.[1]
Eastern District of Missouri
Faris was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 11, 1919 to fill the seat vacated by David Patterson Dyer. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 13th, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until February 6, 1935, when he was appointed to the Eighth Circuit.[1] Faris was succeeded in this position by George Moore.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Patterson Dyer |
Eastern District of Missouri 1919–1935 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: George Moore |
| Preceded by: William Squire Kenyon |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1935–1938 |
Succeeded by: Seth Thomas |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stephen Clark (Missouri) • Henry Autrey • Brian C. Wimes • Sarah Pitlyk • Matthew Schelp | |
| Senior judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • E. Richard Webber • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • Nanette Laughrey • Audrey Fleissig • John Ross (Missouri) • | |
| Magistrate judges | Patricia Cohen • Joseph S. Dueker • Shirley Mensah • Abbie S. Crites-Leoni • Noelle C. Collins • John Bodenhausen • Stephen Welby • Rodney Holmes • | |
| Former Article III judges |
Carol Jackson • Charles Shaw (Missouri) • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Donald Stohr • John Nangle • Samuel Treat • Elmer Bragg Adams • Henry Samuel Priest • Amos Madden Thayer • David Patterson Dyer • Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Roy Winfield Harper • Charles B. Davis (Missouri federal judge) • George Moore (Missouri) • John Collet • William Webster • Clyde Cahill • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • George Gunn • Rubey Hulen • William Hungate • James Meredith (Missouri) • John Regan • Randolph Weber • Ronnie L. White • | |
| Former Chief judges |
Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • John Nangle • Roy Winfield Harper • George Moore (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • James Meredith (Missouri) • |
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| 1913 |
Bingham • Brown • Call • Campbell • Dooling • Neterer • Rogers • Sawtelle • Sullivan • Thomas • Woods | |
| 1914 |
Bledsoe • Booth • Clarke • Clayton • Covington • Dickinson • Haight • Hand • McCoy • McReynolds • Siddons • Thomson • Walker • Woolley | |
| 1915 |
Downey • Howe • Lambdin • Trippet • Wade | |
| 1916 |
Alschuler • Brandeis • Davis • Evans • Hay • Hitz • Hough • J. Johnson • T. Johnson • Manton • Stone • West • Woodrough | |
| 1917 |
Adamson • Batts • Ervin • Evans • Jack • C. Johnson • Neblett • Smith • Smyth • Westenhaver | |
| 1918 |
Anderson • Bailey • English • FitzHenry • Garvin • Holmes • Hutcheson • Knox • Manton • McCoy • Williams | |
| 1919 |
Donahue • Faris • Graham • Haight • Lynch • Morris • Page • Peck • Sibley • Watkins • Webb • Weller • Wilson | |
| 1920 |
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | |
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | |
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | |
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | |
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | |
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | |
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | |
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller |
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | |
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | |
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | |
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | |
| 1945 |