Bascom Sine Deaver

Bascom Sine Deaver (November 26, 1882 – October 13, 1944) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Bascom Sine Deaver
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
In office
March 19, 1928  October 13, 1944
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byWilliam Josiah Tilson
Succeeded byThomas Hoyt Davis
Personal details
Born
Bascom Sine Deaver

(1882-11-26)November 26, 1882
Union County, Georgia
DiedOctober 13, 1944(1944-10-13) (aged 61)
EducationMercer University (A.B.)
Mercer University School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Union County, Georgia, Deaver received an Artium Baccalaureus from Mercer University in 1907 and a Bachelor of Laws from Mercer University School of Law in 1910. He was in private practice in Macon, Georgia from 1910 to 1922. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of Georgia from 1922 to 1926, and then was the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia from 1926 to 1928.[1]

Federal judicial service

Deaver was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on March 5, 1928, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia vacated by Judge William Josiah Tilson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 1928, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on October 13, 1944, due to his death.[1]

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