Frederic Dodge

Frederic Dodge (April 4, 1847 – March 7, 1927) was a United States federal judge.

Dodge was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received a B.A. from Harvard College in 1867 and a LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1869. He was in private practice of law in Boston, Massachusetts from 1869 to 1905.

Dodge was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, having been nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 15, 1905 to a seat vacated by Francis C. Lowell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 23, 1905, and received commission the same day. Dodge's service was terminated on September 10, 1912, when he was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Dodge was nominated by President William H. Taft on July 10, 1912, to a seat vacated by William Schofield. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 23, 1912, and received commission the same day. Dodge's service was terminated on June 30, 1918, due to resignation.

He died in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Reference

• Frederic Dodge at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.