Rufus Edward Foster

Rufus Edward Foster (May 22, 1871 – August 23, 1942) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Mathews County, Virginia, Foster received an LL.B. from Tulane Law School in 1895. He was in the United States Army Lieutenant from 1898 to 1899. He was an Assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1905 to 1908. He was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1908. He was a Professor of law, Tulane University from 1912 to 1927. He was a Dean, Tulane Law School from 1920 to 1927.

Foster was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Foster was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on January 22, 1909, to a seat vacated by Eugene D. Saunders. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 2, 1909, and received his commission the same day. Foster served in that capacity until January 13, 1925, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Foster was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Foster was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 3, 1925, to a seat vacated by Alexander Campbell King. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1925, and received his commission the same day. Foster served in that capacity until August 23, 1942, due to his death.

Sources

• Rufus Edward Foster at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.