Edward Silsby Farrington Explained

Edward Silsby Farrington
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Term Start:April 30, 1928
Term End:August 31, 1929
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
Term Start1:January 10, 1907
Term End1:April 30, 1928
Appointer1:Theodore Roosevelt
Predecessor1:Thomas Porter Hawley
Successor1:Frank Herbert Norcross
Birth Name:Edward Silsby Farrington
Birth Date:6 September 1856
Birth Place:Yreka, California
Education:Amherst College (A.B.)

College of the Law

Edward Silsby Farrington (September 6, 1856 – August 31, 1929) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Education and career

Born in Yreka, California, Farrington received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Amherst College in 1880 and attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He was in private practice in Elko, Nevada from 1886 to 1907.

Federal judicial service

On December 19, 1906, Farrington was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by Judge Thomas Porter Hawley. Farrington was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 10, 1907, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on April 30, 1928, serving in that capacity until his death on August 31, 1929.