Arthur B. Foster

Arthur B. Foster (October 18, 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 University of Alabama School of Law in 1891. Later that year, he was admitted to the bar.

Foster was 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 was 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 re-elected to successive terms until his retirement in 1953.

References
  1. "Judge Arthur B. Foster (Supreme Court of Alabama) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  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 August 19, 2016.
  4. Alabama, University of (January 1, 1901). A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901. The University of Alabama.
  5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama. Alabama Supreme Court. January 1, 1920.
  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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