Davis was a Judge of the Circuit Court of Missouri from 1916 to 1924.
[1] On January 21, 1924, Davis was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri created by 42 Stat.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1924, and received his commission the same day.
Davis served in that capacity until his death on March 3, 1943, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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