Daniel Thomas (Alabama)
Daniel Holcombe Thomas (1906-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
Thomas was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 29, 1951, to a seat vacated by John McDuffie; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1951, and received his commission on March 9th. He served as chief judge from 1966 until he assumed senior status on August 25, 1971. He served until his death on April 13, 2000. Thomas was succeeded in this position by William Hand.
Early life and education
- University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1928
Professional career
- Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1929-1943
- Assistant solicitor, Mobile County, Alabama, 1932-1939
- Acting solicitor, Mobile County, Alabama, 1943
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1943-1946
- Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1946-1951
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of Alabama
Thomas was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 29, 1951, to a seat vacated by John McDuffie; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 6, 1951, and received his commission on March 9th. He served as chief judge from 1966 until he assumed senior status on August 25, 1971. He served until his death on April 13, 2000.[1] Thomas was succeeded in this position by William Hand.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John McDuffie |
Southern District of Alabama 1951–1971 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Hand
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
