Roger D. Foley

Roger D. Foley
Roger D. Foley
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
	In office; October 29, 1982 – January 7, 1996
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
	In office; 1963–1980
Preceded by	John Rolly Ross
Succeeded by	Harry E. Claiborne
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
	In office; July 2, 1962 – October 29, 1982
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Lloyd D. George
Attorney General of Nevada
	In office; 1959–1962
Governor	Grant Sawyer
Preceded by	Harvey Dickerson
Succeeded by	Charles E. Springer
Personal details
Born	Roger Drummond Foley; April 28, 1917; Goldfield, Nevada
Died	January 7, 1996 (aged 78); Las Vegas, Nevada
Education	University of San Francisco School of Law (LL.B.)

Roger Drummond Foley (April 28, 1917 – January 7, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Education and career

Born in Goldfield, Nevada, Foley was the eldest of five sons of Helen Drummond and Roger Thomas Foley, the latter also having been a federal district judge in Nevada.^[1] The family moved to Las Vegas in 1928.^[2] He received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of San Francisco School of Law. During World War II, Foley flew over 50 combat missions as a first lieutenant bombardier and navigator in the United States Army Air Forces.^[2] He was a deputy district attorney of Clark County, Nevada from 1948 to 1951, then district attorney of that county until 1955. He was in private practice in Las Vegas from 1956 to 1958, and was the Attorney General of Nevada from 1959 to 1962.^[3]

Federal judicial service

On June 12, 1962, Foley was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1962, and received his commission on July 2, 1962. He served as Chief Judge from 1963 to 1980, assuming senior status on October 29, 1982, and serving in that capacity until his death on January 7, 1996, in Las Vegas.^[3]

Honor

The Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Las Vegas is named for the family, as a whole.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b The Foley Family: Four Generations of Service, The Nevada Bar (January 1, 2003).
^ ^a ^b Roger Drummond Foley - Democrat, Elected, Office of the Nevada Attorney General. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
^ ^a ^b Roger D. Foley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Roger D. Foley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Harvey Dickerson	Attorney General of Nevada 1959–1962	Succeeded by Charles E. Springer
Preceded by Seat established by 75 Stat. 80	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada 1962–1982	Succeeded by Lloyd D. George
Preceded by John Rolly Ross	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada 1963–1980	Succeeded by Harry E. Claiborne

[Sturman-1] The Foley Family: Four Generations of Service, The Nevada Bar (January 1, 2003).

[NVAG-2] Roger Drummond Foley - Democrat, Elected, Office of the Nevada Attorney General. Retrieved 2018-07-03.

[auto-3] Roger D. Foley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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