Roger Thomas Foley

Roger Thomas Foley
Roger Thomas Foley
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
	In office; April 1, 1957 – October 9, 1974
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
	In office; 1954–1957
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	John Rolly Ross
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
	In office; May 2, 1945 – April 1, 1957
Nominated by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Frank Herbert Norcross
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Roger Thomas Foley; May 25, 1886; Sioux City, Iowa
Died	October 9, 1974 (aged 88)
Children	Roger D. Foley
Education	University of Chicago Law School

Roger Thomas Foley (May 25, 1886 – October 9, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Education and career

Born in Sioux City, Iowa, Foley graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1910 and was in private practice in Goldfield, Nevada from 1911 to 1925, and in Los Angeles, California from 1925 to 1928. He was a district attorney for Goldfield from 1916 to 1924. He was a justice of the peace and municipal judge in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1929 to 1931. He was a deputy district attorney of Las Vegas from 1932 to 1934, then district attorney of Las Vegas from 1935 to 1938. He was a Nevada district judge for Clark County and Lincoln County from 1939 to 1941, returning to private practice in Las Vegas from 1941 to 1945.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Foley was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 30, 1945, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Judge Frank Herbert Norcross. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 1945, and received his commission from President Harry S. Truman on May 2, 1945. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1957. He assumed senior status on April 1, 1957. His service terminated on October 9, 1974, due to his death.^[1]

Family and honor

Foley's son, Roger D. Foley, also served as a federal judge on the same court.^[2] The Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Las Vegas is named for the family, as a whole.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Roger Thomas Foley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ ^a ^b Gloria J. Sturman, The Foley Family: Four Generationsof Service, The Nevada Bar (January 1, 2003).

Sources

Roger Thomas Foley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Frank Herbert Norcross	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada 1945–1957	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada 1954–1957	Succeeded by John Rolly Ross

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[auto-1] Roger Thomas Foley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[Sturman-2] Gloria J. Sturman, The Foley Family: Four Generationsof Service, The Nevada Bar (January 1, 2003).

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