| Fenton Whitlock Booth | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the Court of Claims |
| Term Start: | June 15, 1939 |
| Term End: | July 26, 1947 |
| Office1: | Chief Justice of the Court of Claims |
| Term Start1: | April 18, 1928 |
| Term End1: | June 15, 1939 |
| Appointer1: | Calvin Coolidge |
| Predecessor1: | Edward Kernan Campbell |
| Successor1: | Richard S. Whaley |
| Office2: | Judge of the Court of Claims |
| Term Start2: | March 17, 1905 |
| Term End2: | April 23, 1928 |
| Appointer2: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Predecessor2: | Francis Marion Wright |
| Successor2: | Nicholas J. Sinnott |
| Birth Name: | Fenton Whitlock Booth |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Marshall, Illinois |
| Death Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Relatives: | Newton Booth |
| Education: | DePauw University University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.) |
Fenton Whitlock Booth (May 12, 1869 – July 26, 1947) was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and later chief justice of the Court of Claims.
Born on May 12, 1869, in Marshall, Clark County, Illinois,[1] Booth attended DePauw University,[1] where he was a member of Delta Upsilon, and received a Bachelor of Laws in 1892 from the University of Michigan Law School.[1] He entered private practice in Marshall from 1892 to 1905.[1] He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1896 to 1898.[1] He was a delegate to the 1904 Republican National Convention. He was dean of Howard University Law School from 1922 to 1930.[1] He was a professor at the National University Law School (now George Washington University Law School) from 1931 to 1938.[2] He was a professor at Southeastern University in Washington, D.C.[1] He refused to accept remuneration for any of his academic service.[3] He was Chairman of Board #10 of the Office of Price Administration in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]
Booth was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1905, to a seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Judge Francis Marion Wright.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on April 23, 1928, due to his elevation to be Chief Justice of the same court.[1]
Booth was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on April 18, 1928, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Chief Justice Edward Kernan Campbell.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on April 18, 1928, and received his commission the same day.[1] He assumed senior status on June 15, 1939.[1] His service terminated on July 26, 1947, due to his death in Indianapolis.[4]
Booth was the nephew of California political figure Newton Booth.[4] He married Mabel Dana on December 17, 1893.[4]