William Thornberry
William Homer Thornberry (1909-1995) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Early life and education
- University of Texas, B.B.A., 1932
- University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1936[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1936-1941
- Member, Texas State House of Representatives, 1937-1941
- District attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1941-1942
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1946-1948
- Member, City Council, Austin, Texas, 1946-1948
- U.S. Representative from Texas, 1949-1963[1]
Judicial career
Fifth Circuit
Thornberry was nominated to the Fifth Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on June 22, 1965, to a seat vacated by Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1965, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on December 21, 1978. He served the Fifth Circuit until his death on December 12, 1995.[1]
Western District of Texas
Thornberry was nominated to the Western District of Texas by President John F. Kennedy on July 9, 1963, to a seat vacated by Robert E. Thomason; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 15, 1963, and received commission on December 17, 1963. He served the Western District of Texas until he was elevated to the Fifth Circuit on July 2, 1965.[1] Thornberry was succeeded in this position by Jack Roberts.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Thornberry's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Thomason |
Western District of Texas 1963–1965 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Jack Roberts |
| Preceded by: Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. |
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 1965–1995 |
Succeeded by: Reynaldo Garza
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Alia Moses • Samuel Biery • Xavier Rodriguez • Kathleen Cardone • Orlando Garcia • Jason Pulliam • David Counts • Robert Pitman • Leon Schydlower • Alan Albright • Ernesto Gonzalez (Texas) | ||
| Senior judges |
Sam Sparks • David Briones • Frank Montalvo • Robert Junell • David Alan Ezra • James Nowlin • David Guaderrama • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Victor Garcia • Jeff Manske • Collis White • Robert Castaneda • Anne Teresa Berton • Mark Lane (Texas) • Miguel Torres (Texas) • Henry J. Bemporad • Elizabeth Chestney • David Fannin • Dustin Howell • Richard Farrer • Ronald C. Griffin • Susan Hightower (Texas) • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Thomas Howard DuVal • Ezekiel Turner • Edward Prado • Emilio Garza • Thomas Sheldon Maxey • William Robert Smith • Walter Smith Jr. • Harry Hudspeth • Earl Yeakel • Philip Martinez • William Furgeson • DuVal West • Charles Albert Boynton • Robert Johnston McMillan • William Steele Sessions • Lucius Bunton • Hipolito Garcia • Ernest Guinn • Walter Keeling • Ben Rice • Jack Roberts (Texas) • Clyde Shannon • Adrian Spears (Texas district court judge) • Dorwin Suttle • Robert Thomason • William Thornberry • John Wood (Texas) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Walter Smith Jr. • Harry Hudspeth • William Steele Sessions • Lucius Bunton • James Nowlin • Ben Rice • Jack Roberts (Texas) • Adrian Spears (Texas district court judge) • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
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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 | ||
