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Francis Elisha Baker (October 20, 1860 – March 15, 1924) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Goshen, Indiana, Baker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1882 and read law to enter the bar in 1884. He was in private practice in Goshen from 1884 to 1899. He was a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 2, 1899, to January 25, 1902.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Baker was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 11, 1901, to a joint seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge William Allen Woods. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 21, 1902, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. He was a member of the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now the Judicial Conference of the United States) from 1922 to 1923. His service terminated on March 15, 1924, due to his death in Chicago, Illinois.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Francis Elisha Baker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Francis Elisha Baker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

Works by or about Francis E. Baker at the Internet Archive

Legal offices
Preceded by Timothy E. Howard	Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana 1899–1902	Succeeded by Robert W. McBride
Preceded by William Allen Woods	Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit 1902–1911	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by William Allen Woods	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 1902–1924	Succeeded by Albert Barnes Anderson

[auto-1] Francis Elisha Baker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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 ==Education and career==
-Born in [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]], [[Indiana]], Baker received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1882 and [[read law]] to enter the bar in 1884. He was in private practice in Goshen from 1884 to 1899. He was a Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] from January 2, 1899, to January 25, 1902.<ref>{{FJC Bio|78|nid=1377356|name=Francis Elisha Baker<!--(1860–1924)-->}}</ref>
+Born in [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]], [[Indiana]], Baker received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from the [[University of Michigan]] in 1882 and [[read law]] to enter the bar in 1884. He was in private practice in Goshen from 1884 to 1899. He was a Justice of the [[Indiana Supreme Court]] from January 2, 1899, to January 25, 1902.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|78|nid=1377356|name=Francis Elisha Baker<!--(1860–1924)-->}}</ref>
 ==Federal judicial service==
-Baker was nominated by President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] on December 11, 1901, to a joint seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] and the [[United States circuit court|United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit]] vacated by Judge [[William Allen Woods]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on January 21, 1902, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. He was a member of the [[Judicial Conference of the United States|Conference of Senior Circuit Judges]] (now the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]]) from 1922 to 1923. His service terminated on March 15, 1924, due to his death in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref>{{FJC Bio|78|nid=1377356|name=Francis Elisha Baker<!--(1860–1924)-->}}</ref>
+Baker was nominated by President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] on December 11, 1901, to a joint seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] and the [[United States circuit court|United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit]] vacated by Judge [[William Allen Woods]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on January 21, 1902, and received his commission the same day. On December 31, 1911, the Circuit Courts were abolished and he thereafter served only on the Court of Appeals. He was a member of the [[Judicial Conference of the United States|Conference of Senior Circuit Judges]] (now the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]]) from 1922 to 1923. His service terminated on March 15, 1924, due to his death in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name="auto"/>
 ==References==