Thomas Martin Kennerly
Thomas Martin Kennerly (1874-1962) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
He was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 24, 1931 to replace Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 4th of that year, and received commission on February 7th. He assumed senior status on August 29, 1954 and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on July 29, 1962.[1] Kennerly was succeeded in this position by Joe Ingraham.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1893[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Giddings, Texas, 1893-1897
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1897-1931
- Referee in Bankruptcy, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1903-1906
- Special state district judge, Harris County, Texas, 1918[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Texas
Kennerly was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on January 24, 1931 to replace Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 4th of that year, and received commission on February 7th. He assumed senior status on August 29, 1954 and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on July 29, 1962.[1] Kennerly was succeeded in this position by Joe Ingraham.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Kennerly's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. |
Southern District of Texas 1931–1954 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Joe Ingraham
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| 1929 |
Avis • Byers • Caffey • Coxe, Jr. • Galston • Gardner • Glenn • Hopkins • Lenroot • Littleton • McDermott • Phillips • Sparks • Watson • Wheat • Wilbur • Wilson • Williams • Woolsey • Wyman | ||
| 1930 |
Adkins • Bryant • Cosgrave • Cox • Hincks • Hughes • Hutcheson • Luhring • Nields • Patterson • Roberts • Sibley • Thompson • Whaley • Wheat | ||
| 1931 |
Barnes • Chesnut • Evans • Fee • Groner • Hincks • Hitz • Hollzer • Kennamer • Kennerly • Kincheloe • Knight • Letts • McMillan • Morton • Nordbye • O'Brien • O'Donoghue • Paul, Jr. • Proctor • Sames • Sanborn • Sawtelle • Soper • Strum • Underwood • Way | ||
| 1932 |
Briggle • Cardozo • Dallinger • Forman • Johnson • Joyce • McLellan • Simons • Welsh | ||
