Fredrick Monroe Taylor Explained

Fredrick Taylor
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Term Start:December 15, 1971
Term End:February 16, 1988
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Term Start1:1964
Term End1:1971
Predecessor1:Chase Clark
Successor1:Raymond McNichols
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
Term Start2:July 20, 1954
Term End2:December 15, 1971
Appointer2:Dwight D. Eisenhower
Predecessor2:Seat established
by 68 Stat. 8
Successor2:J. Blaine Anderson
Birth Name:Fredrick Monroe Taylor
Birth Date:25 February 1901
Birth Place:Nampa, Idaho, U.S.
Death Place:Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Resting Place:Morris Hill Cemetery
Boise, Idaho
Education:University of Idaho College of Law (LL.B.)

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

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.[1]

Early career

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.[2] Taylor was the campaign manager for Herman Welker in 1950, who was elected to the U.S. Senate.[3] [4]

Federal judicial service

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,[4] 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.[3] [4] [5]

Notable case

During his tenure, Taylor was in the majority for the 1975 case Warren Jones Co. v. Commissioner.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seniors . Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook . 1926 . 39.
  2. News: Boise man up for judgeship . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . July 10, 1954 . 1.
  3. News: Taylor approved as district judge . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . July 20, 1954 . a3.
  4. News: Fred M. Taylor is confirmed . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . July 21, 1954 . 1.
  5. News: U.S. district judge dies at 86 . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Associated Press . February 17, 1988 . 5A .