Caffey, Francis Gordon Born October 28, 1868, in Gordonsville, AL Died September 20, 1951, in Verbena, AL Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by Herbert Hoover on April 18, 1929, to a new seat authorized by 45 Stat. 1317. Confirmed by the Senate on April 29, 1929, and received commission on April 30, 1929. Assumed senior status on October 31, 1947. Service terminated on September 20, 1951, due to death. Education: Harvard Law School Howard College, Alabama, A.M., 1887 Harvard University, A.B., 1891 Harvard University, A.M., 1892 Professional Career: Third Alabama Volunteer Infantry lieutenant colonel, Spanish American War Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1894-1902 Judge advocate general, Office of the Governor, Alabama, 1900-1902 Private practice, New York City, 1902-1913, 1921-1929 Solicitor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1913-1917 U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1917-1921 Research Collections Portraits