Elmer Bragg Adams

Elmer Bragg Adams

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

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U.S. Circuit Courts for the 8th Circuit

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United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Yale University, 1865

Law

Harvard Law School, 1868

Personal

Birthplace

Vermont

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Elmer Bragg Adams (1842-1916) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905 to fill a seat vacated by Amos Madden Thayer. He was officially nominated on December 5th of that year. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1905, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 24, 1916.

Early life and education

• Yale University, B.A., 1865
• Harvard Law School, 1868

Professional career

• Teacher, American Union Commission, organized schools for white children in Georgia, 1865-1866
• Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1866-1879
• Judge, Circuit Court for St. Louis Circuit, 1879-1884
• Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1884-1895

Judicial nominations and appointments

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Adams received a recess appointment from Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905, to a seat vacated by Amos Madden Thayer; and was nominated to the same position by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1905, and received commission on December 12, 1905. Service was terminated on October 24, 1916, due to death.

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit

Adams received a recess appointment from Theodore Roosevelt on May 20, 1905, to a seat vacated by Amos Madden Thayer; and was nominated to the same position by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1905. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 1905, and received commission on December 12, 1905. Service was terminated on December 31, 1911, due to abolition of the court.

Eastern District of Missouri

Adams was previously a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

He received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on May 17, 1895 to fill a seat vacated by Henry Samuel Priest. He was officially nominated on December 4th of that year. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1895, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until May 29, 1905. Adams was succeeded in this position by Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg.

External links

• Elmer Bragg Adams's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Henry Samuel Priest	Eastern District of Missouri 1895–1905 Seat #2	Succeeded by: Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg
Preceded by: Amos Madden Thayer	Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit 1905–1911	Succeeded by: NA - court abolished
Preceded by: Amos Madden Thayer	Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1905–1916	Succeeded by: Kimbrough Stone