{{Short description|American judge (1882–1949)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Elmo Pearce Lee | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | term_start = December 17, 1943 | term_end = July 26, 1949 | nominator = | appointer = Franklin D. Roosevelt | predecessor = Rufus Edward Foster | successor = Wayne G. Borah | pronunciation = | birth_name = Elmo Pearce Lee | birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|02|10}} | birth_place = Coushatta, Louisiana, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|07|26|1882|02|10}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = Paul M. Hebert Law Center (LLB) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = <!--Embedded templates / Footnotes--> | footnotes = }} '''Elmo Pearce Lee''' (February 10, 1882 – July 26, 1949) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

==Education and career==

Born in Coushatta, Louisiana, Lee received a Bachelor of Laws from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1911. He was in private practice in Mansfield, Louisiana from 1911 to 1928, and in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1928 to 1943.<ref name="auto">{{FJC Bio|1367|nid=1383756|name=Elmo Pearce Lee<!--(1882–1949)-->}}</ref>

==Federal judicial service==

Lee was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 5, 1943, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Rufus Edward Foster. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 30, 1943, and received his commission on December 17, 1943. Lee died in office on July 26, 1949.<ref name="auto"/>

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