Who appointed Rufus Edward Foster?

President Calvin Coolidge appointed Rufus Edward Foster to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1925.

Was Rufus Edward Foster appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Rufus Edward Foster was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Rufus Edward Foster's confirmation vote?

Rufus Edward Foster was confirmed by voice vote on January 13, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Fifth Circuit / Appointed 1925 / Served to 1942

Rufus Edward Foster

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

Appointed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and confirmed by voice vote, Rufus Edward Foster was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1895. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1871–1942
Appointed by: Calvin Coolidge, 1925
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Tulane Law School 1895
Succeeded: Alexander Campbell King
Succeeded by: Elmo Pearce Lee

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1909	Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Eugene Davis Saunders	T. Roosevelt (R)	Voice vote
1925	Fifth Circuit succeeded Alexander Campbell King	Coolidge (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

Tulane University Law School

LL.B.

1895

Judicial Record

In our data, Foster authored 4 published opinions for the court (1931–1940). Most cited: Southern Ry. Co. v. Montgomery (12 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
1931	Southern Ry. Co. v. Montgomery	46 F.2d 990	12
1940	Interstate Natural Gas Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission	34 F. Supp. 980	8
1940	Interstate Natural Gas Co. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission	33 F. Supp. 50	7
1931	Jackson v. M. H. Thomas Inv. Co.	46 F.2d 252	1

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Questions & answers

Who appointed Rufus Edward Foster?: President Calvin Coolidge appointed Rufus Edward Foster to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1925.
Was Rufus Edward Foster appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Rufus Edward Foster was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Rufus Edward Foster's confirmation vote?: Rufus Edward Foster was confirmed by voice vote on January 13, 1925. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Rufus Edward Foster on?: Rufus Edward Foster was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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17 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).