District of Nevada / Appointed 1907 / Served to 1929
Edward Silsby Farrington
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Silsby Farrington was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, January 10, 1907
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt, 1907
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Amherst College 1880
- Succeeded
- Thomas Porter Hawley
- Succeeded by
- Frank Herbert Norcross
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | District of Nevada · succeeded Thomas Porter Hawley | Roosevelt (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) | ||
| Amherst College | A.B. | 1880 |
Sources
22 years on the District of Nevada. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).