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U.S. District Court in Texas

U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Texas, 1890-2001 (may be incomplete!)
David E. Bryant 1890-1910 Gordon J. Russell 1910- Randolph Bryant 1931-51 Joe J. Fisher 1959-84 Sam B. Hall, Jr. 1985-94 Paul N. Brown 1985-2001

Officeholding Events (may be incomplete!)

  • 1910 Feb 5: David E. Bryant, died in office.
  • 1951 Apr 24: Randolph Bryant, died in office.
  • 2001 Apr 1: Paul N. Brown, took senior status.

    U.S. District Judges for the Northern District of Texas, 1919-2003 (may be incomplete!)
    James C. Wilson 1919-47 William H. Atwell 1923-54 Sarah Tilghman Hughes 1961- Leo Brewster 1961-73 Halbert O. Woodward 1968-87 David Owen Belew, Jr. 1979-90 Jerry Buchmeyer 1979-2003

    Officeholding Events (may be incomplete!)

  • 1954 Dec 31: William H. Atwell, took senior status.
  • 1973 Nov 1: Leo Brewster, took senior status.
  • 1987 Jan 1: Halbert O. Woodward, took senior status.
  • 1990 May 7: David Owen Belew, Jr., took senior status.
  • 2003 Sep 5: Jerry Buchmeyer, took senior status.

    U.S. District Judges for the Southern District of Texas, 1902-2000 (may be incomplete!)
    Waller T. Burns 1902-17 Thomas Martin Kennerly 1931- James V. Allred 1939-42 James V. Allred 1949-59 Carl Olaf Bue, Jr. 1970-87 Norman William Black 1979-96 Nancy Friedman Atlas 1995-

    Officeholding Events (may be incomplete!)

  • 1917 Nov 17: Waller T. Burns, died in office.
  • 1959 Sep 24: James V. Allred, died in office.
  • 1987 Sep 2: Carl Olaf Bue, Jr., took senior status.
  • 1996 Dec 6: Norman William Black, took senior status.

    U.S. District Judges for the Western District of Texas, 1917-2002 (may be incomplete!)
    William R. Smith 1917-24 Charles A. Boynton 1924-47 R. Ewing Thomason 1947- W. Homer Thornberry 1963-65 Lucius Bunton 1979-92 Samuel Frederick Biery, Jr. 1994-2000 David Briones 1994-

    Officeholding Events (may be incomplete!)

  • 1924 Aug 16: William R. Smith, died in office.
  • 1947 May 1: Charles A. Boynton, took senior status.
  • 1992 Dec 1: Lucius Bunton, took senior status.

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    Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872
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