Fredrick Monroe Taylor

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Fredrick Monroe Taylor (born February 25, 1901 in Nampa , Idaho , † February 16, 1988 ) was an American lawyer and politician .

Life

Taylor received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Idaho's Law School , the University of Idaho College of Law , in 1926 . He then practiced from 1927 to 1938 as a lawyer in Valley County , Idaho and served from 1927 to 1933, and again from 1935 to 1938 as a Valley County attorney. From 1938 to 1954 he practiced as a lawyer in Boise , Idaho. In addition, he was a member of the Idaho Senate from 1943 to 1951 and was a lawyer (City attorney) for the city of Boise from 1944 to 1946 .

On July 9, 1954, he was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to judge the United States District Court for the district of Idaho to fill a newly created judge post for that district. On July 20, 1954, he was confirmed by the United States Senate. He was sworn in on the same day. From 1964 to 1971 he was the chief judge of this district. On December 15, 1971, Taylor reached senior status and went into semi-retirement. His vacant seat has been filled with J. Blaine Anderson.

From 1969 to 1972 Taylor was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ J. Blaine Anderson in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges