Arthur B. Foster

Arthur B. Foster (18 October 1872 - July 17, 1958[1]) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1928 to 1953.[2]

Biography

Born in Clayton, Barbour County, Alabama,[3] he received his B.A. in 1890 and a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1891. Later that year, he was admitted to the bar.

Foster served as a secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.[4]

From 1892 to 1897, he was register in chancery, and in 1903 he represented Pike County in the state legislature.

He served as member of Alabama state House of Representatives. In 1903, he was chosen to be a circuit judge for the 12th district.[5] On September 10, 1928, Governor Bibb Graves appointed him to be an Alabama Supreme Court Justice in order to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Ormond Somerville.[6] Foster was elected to a full term in 1930 and reelected to successive terms until his retirement in 1953.

References
  1. "Judge Arthur B. Foster (Supreme Court of Alabama) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  2. "Judicial History of the Alabama Supreme Court" (PDF). Justice of Alabama. Judiciary of Alabama. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  3. Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Foster". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  4. Alabama, University of (1901-01-01). A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901. The University.
  5. Court, Alabama Supreme (1920-01-01). Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama.
  6. "A HISTORY OF THE ALABAMA JUDICIAL SYSTEM" (PDF). Alabama Judicial System. Government of Alabama. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
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