Fredrick Monroe Taylor

American judge (1901–1988)

Fredrick Monroe Taylor (February 25, 1901 – February 16, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho .

Education

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Born and raised in Nampa , Idaho , Taylor graduated from Nampa High School and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow . He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and received a Bachelor of Laws from the College of Law in 1926.

Early career

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Taylor was in private practice in Idaho in Valley County at Cascade from 1927 to 1938, and a prosecuting attorney of Valley County from 1927 to 1933, and from 1935 to 1938, returning to private practice in Boise from 1938 to 1954. He was a member of the Idaho Senate from 1943 to 1951, and was city attorney of Boise from 1944 to 1946. Taylor was the campaign manager for Herman Welker in 1950, who was elected to the U.S. Senate .

Federal judicial service

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Taylor was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 9, 1954, to the U.S. District Court in Idaho, to a new seat authorized by 68 Stat. 8. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 20, 1954, he received his commission the same day. Taylor served as Chief Judge from 1964 to 1971, and was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1969 to 1972. He assumed senior status on December 15, 1971, and his service continued until his death on February 16, 1988.

Notable case

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During his tenure, Taylor was in the majority for the 1975 case _Warren Jones Co. v. Commissioner .[citation needed
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References

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1. ↑ "Seniors" . Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1926. p. 39.
2. ↑ "Boise man up for judgeship" . Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. July 10, 1954. p. 1.

 ["Taylor approved as district judge"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8fpXAAAAIBAJ&pg=5922%2C3285413)
. _Spokane Daily Chronicle_. Washington. Associated Press. July 20, 1954. p. a3.

 ["Fred M. Taylor is confirmed"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pKNfAAAAIBAJ&pg=4572%2C1484757)
. _Lewiston Morning Tribune_. Idaho. Associated Press. July 21, 1954. p. 1.

1. ↑ Fredrick Monroe Taylor at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
2. ↑ "U.S. district judge dies at 86" . Idahonian. Moscow. Associated Press. February 17, 1988. p. 5A.

External links

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• Fredrick Monroe Taylor at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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