Finis J. Garrett

Finis J. Garrett
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office
September 1, 1948 – September 15, 1955
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 62 Stat. 899
Succeeded byNoble J. Johnson
Presiding Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office
December 1, 1937 – September 1, 1948
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam J. Graham
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office
February 18, 1929 – December 1, 1937
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byJames Francis Smith
Succeeded byJoseph Raymond Jackson
House Minority Leader
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
DeputyWilliam Allan Oldfield
Preceded byClaude Kitchin
Succeeded byJohn Nance Garner
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929
Preceded byClaude Kitchin
Succeeded byJohn Nance Garner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 9th district
In office
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1929
Preceded byRice Alexander Pierce
Succeeded byJere Cooper
Personal details
Born
Finis James Garrett

(1875-08-26)August 26, 1875
Ore Springs, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 25, 1956(1956-05-25) (aged 80)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeSunset Cemetery
Dresden, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic
EducationClinton College
Bethel College (A.B.)

Finis James Garrett (August 26, 1875 – May 25, 1956) was a United States representative from Tennessee, serving as the House Minority Leader for the Democratic Party, and a Chief Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.