Roger Thomas Foley (May 25, 1886 - October 9, 1974) is a US federal judge.
Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he graduated from Law School University Chicago in 1910 and in private practice at Goldfield, Nevada 1911-1925, and in Los Angeles, California from 1925 to 1928. He was a district attorney for Goldfield from 1916 to 1924. He was a judge of peace and judge of the city in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1929 to 1931. He was a deputy prosecutor of the Las Vegas area from 1932 to 1934, then the Las Vegas prosecutor from from 1935 to 1938. He was a Nevada state district judge for Clark and Lincoln County from 1939 to 1941, returning to Las Vegas's private practice from 1941 to 1945.
On March 30, 1945, Foley was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to seat in US District Court for the Nevada District left by Frank H. Norcross. Foley was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 1945, and received his commission on May 2, 1945. He served as chief judge from 1954 to 1957, assuming a senior status on 1 April 1957, and served afterwards until his death. His son, Roger D. Foley, also serves as a federal judge in the same court. The Foley Federal Building and the United States Courthouse in Las Vegas are named for families, as a whole.
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