John B. Sanborn Jr.

John Benjamin Sanborn Jr. (November 9, 1883 – March 7, 1964) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.

Education and career Born on November 9, 1883, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of prominent lawyer and Civil War general John B. Sanborn, Sanborn received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1905 from the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Laws in 1907 from the St. Paul College of Law. He entered private practice in Saint Paul from 1907 to 1916, He was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915. He was stationed at Fort Pike, Arkansas at the Infantry Central Officers Training School. His service terminated on March 7, 1964, due to his death in Ramsey County, Minnesota.