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Seybourn Lynne
Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Lynne was nominated by President Harry Truman on December 14, 1945, to a seat vacated by Thomas Murphree; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1945, and received commission on January 3, 1946. He served as chief judge from 1953 until he assumed senior status on January 9, 1973. He served until his death on September 10, 2000. Lynne was succeeded in this position by James Hancock.
Early life and education
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1927
- University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1930
Professional career
- Private practice, Decatur, Alabama, 1930-1934
- County judge, Morgan County Court, Decatur, Alabama, 1934-1941
- Judge, Eight Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1941-1942
- U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1942-1946
Judicial career
Northern District of Alabama
Lynne was nominated by President Harry Truman on December 14, 1945, to a seat vacated by Thomas Murphree; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1945, and received commission on January 3, 1946. He served as chief judge from 1953 until he assumed senior status on January 9, 1973.[1] He served until his death on September 10, 2000. Lynne was succeeded in this position by James Hancock.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Murphree |
Northern District of Alabama 1946–1973 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: James Hancock
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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 | |||
