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Biography
Eugene Davis Saunders (July 25, 1853 – October 27, 1914) was a former United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Biography
Born in Campbell County, Virginia, Saunders received an LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1873. He was in private practice, Galveston, Texas from 1873 to 1875, and in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1877 to 1907. Professor of law, Tulane University Law School. He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1909.
District Court service
Saunders was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Saunders was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 11, 1907, to a seat vacated by Charles Parlange. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1907, and received his commission the same day. Saunders served in that capacity until February 8, 1909, due to resignation. He was succeeded by Rufus Edward Foster.