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Leslie Rogers Darr

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Leslie Rogers Darr
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
March 15, 1961 – May 29, 1967
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
1949–1961
Preceded byGeorge Caldwell Taylor
Succeeded byRobert Love Taylor
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
In office
June 2, 1939 – March 15, 1961
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 52 Stat. 584
Succeeded byFrank Wiley Wilson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
In office
June 2, 1939 – November 27, 1940
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bySeat established by 52 Stat. 584
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Leslie Rogers Darr

(1886-11-08)November 8, 1886
Jasper, Tennessee
DiedMay 29, 1967(1967-05-29) (aged 80)
EducationCumberland School of Law (LL.B.)

Leslie Rogers Darr (November 8, 1886 – May 29, 1967) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

Education and career

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Born in Jasper, Tennessee, Darr received a Bachelor of Laws from the Cumberland School of Law (then part of Cumberland University, now part of Samford University) in 1909. He was in private practice in Jasper from 1910 to 1926. He was a judge of the 18th Circuit Court of Tennessee from 1926 to 1939.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Darr was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 24, 1939, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, to a new joint seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 31, 1939, and received his commission on June 2, 1939. He was reassigned by operation of law to serve only in the Eastern District on November 27, 1940. He served as Chief Judge from 1949 to 1961. He assumed senior status on March 15, 1961. His service terminated on May 29, 1967, due to his death.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 52 Stat. 584
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1939–1961
Succeeded by
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
1939–1940
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
1949–1961
Succeeded by