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Portrait of John Elbert Sater

John Elbert Sater

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, John Elbert Sater was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Sources ↓

Lived
1854–1937
Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt
Confirmed
No recorded vote
Education
Marietta College 1875
Succeeded by
Benson W. Hough

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1907Southern District of OhioT. Roosevelt (R)–
1909Southern District of Ohio
succeeded John Elbert Sater
T. Roosevelt (R)Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Marietta CollegeA.B.1875
Marietta CollegeA.M.1878
Read law1884

Questions & answers

Who appointed John Elbert Sater?
President Theodore Roosevelt appointed John Elbert Sater to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Was John Elbert Sater appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
John Elbert Sater was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
Which court was John Elbert Sater on?
John Elbert Sater was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

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