Elmo Pearce Lee
Elmo Pearce Lee (February 10, 1882 – July 26, 1949) was a United States federal judge.
Lee was born in Coushatta, Louisiana. He received an LL.B. from Louisiana State University Law School in 1911. He was in private practice in Mansfield, Louisiana from 1911 to 1928, and in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1928 to 1943.
Lee was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 5, 1943, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that had been vacated by Rufus Edward Foster. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 30, 1943, and received his commission on December 17, 1943. Lee died in office on July 26, 1949.
Sources
- Elmo Pearce Lee at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Rufus Edward Foster |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1943–1949 |
Succeeded by Wayne G. Borah |
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