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Adrian Spears (Texas district court judge)
Adrian Anthony Spears (1910-1991) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Spears received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy to the Western District of Texas on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; nominated on January 15, 1962; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1962, and received his commission on March 17th. From 1962-1979, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 10, 1979. He served the Western District of Texas until his resignation on December 31, 1982.[1] Spears was succeeded in this position by Harry Hudspeth.
Early life and education
- University of South Carolina Law Center, LL.B., 1934[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Darlington, South Carolina, 1934-1936
- Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 1937-1961
- Special district judge, State of Texas, 1951
- Vice president, Tetco, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, 1983-1991[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Texas
Spears received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy to the Western District of Texas on October 5, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; nominated on January 15, 1962; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 16, 1962, and received his commission on March 17th. From 1962-1979, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on October 10, 1979. He served the Western District of Texas until his resignation on December 31, 1982.[1] Spears was succeeded in this position by Harry Hudspeth.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Spears' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Texas 1962–1979 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Harry Hudspeth
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
