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Dorwin Suttle

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Dorwin Suttle

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Education

Law

University of Texas School of Law, 1928

Personal
Birthplace
Indiana


Dorwin Wallace Suttle (1906-2001) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Suttle was nominated to the Western District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on April 11, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ben Rice; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 1964, and received commission on July 2, 1964. He served the Western District of Texas until his death on September 29, 2001.[1] Suttle was succeeded in this position by Clyde Shannon.

Early life and education

  • University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1928[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Uvalde, Texas, 1928-1964
  • City attorney, Uvalde, Texas, 1929
  • County attorney, Uvalde, Texas, 1929-1936
  • Clerk to Vice President John Nance Garner, 1937-1941
  • City attorney, Uvalde, Texas, 1937-1941
  • U.S. Navy, World War II[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Western District of Texas

Suttle was nominated to the Western District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on April 11, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ben Rice; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 1964, and received commission on July 2, 1964. He served the Western District of Texas until his death on September 29, 2001.[1] Suttle was succeeded in this position by Clyde Shannon.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Ben Rice
Western District of Texas
1964–2001
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Clyde Shannon