First Circuit / Appointed 1905 / Served to 1911

Francis Cabot Lowell

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 and confirmed by voice vote, Francis Cabot Lowell was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1879. He previously served on the District of Massachusetts and U.S. Circuit Courts for the First Circuit.Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 23, 1905

Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt, 1905
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Harvard 1876 · Harvard Law School 1879
Succeeded by
William Schofield
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1898District of Massachusetts · succeeded Thomas Leverett NelsonMcKinley (R)voice
1905U.S. Circuit Courts for the First CircuitRoosevelt (R)voice
1905First CircuitRoosevelt (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
Sources

6 years on the First Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).