Samuel Estill Whitaker

1886–1967 · Winchester, TN

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Court of ClaimsJudgeFranklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Jul 13, 1939Death, Mar 26, 1967

Education

  • University of Chattanooga (now University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), LL.B., 1909

Professional Career

Private practice, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1909-1914, 1921-1937; U.S. Army captain, cavalry and field artillery, 1914-1919; Attorney, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1919-1920; City attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1923-1924; Mayor, Riverview, Tennessee, 1925-1929; U.S. Department of Justice, 1933-1939; special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1933-1937; assistant attorney general, Civil Division, 1937-1939

Opinions on This Site

34 opinions from 1958 to 1988

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