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{{Short description|American judge}}Arthur B. Foster (18 October 1872 - July 17, 1958[1]) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1928 to 1953.[2]

Biography

Born in Clayton, Barbour County, Alabama,[3] he received his B.A. in 1890 and a law degree from the University of Alabama in 1891. Later that year, he was admitted to the bar.

Foster served as a secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.[4]

From 1892 to 1897, he was register in chancery, and in 1903 he represented Pike County in the state legislature.

He served as member of Alabama state House of Representatives. In 1903, he was chosen to be a circuit judge for the 12th district.[5] On September 10, 1928, Governor Bibb Graves appointed him to be an Alabama Supreme Court Justice in order to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Ormond Somerville.[6] Foster was elected to a full term in 1930 and reelected to successive terms until his retirement in 1953.

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3621/arthur-b-foster/|title=Judge Arthur B. Foster (Supreme Court of Alabama) – CourtListener.com|website=CourtListener|access-date=2016-08-19}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/judicial_history.pdf |title=Judicial History of the Alabama Supreme Court |last= |first= |date= |website=Justice of Alabama |publisher=Judiciary of Alabama |access-date=August 18, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314044022/http://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/judicial_history.pdf |archivedate=March 14, 2012 }}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Foster|last=Kestenbaum|first=Lawrence|website=politicalgraveyard.com|access-date=2016-08-19}}
4. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7dFJAAAAMAAJ|title=A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831-1901|last=Alabama|first=University of|date=1901-01-01|publisher=The University|language=en}}
5. ^{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqMpAAAAYAAJ|title=Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama|last=Court|first=Alabama Supreme|date=1920-01-01|language=en}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/judicial_history.pdf |title=A HISTORY OF THE ALABAMA JUDICIAL SYSTEM |last= |first= |date= |website=Alabama Judicial System |publisher=Government of Alabama |access-date=August 27, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314044022/http://judicial.alabama.gov/docs/judicial_history.pdf |archivedate=March 14, 2012 }}
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