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Herbert Christenberry
Herbert William Christenberry (1897-1975) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Christenberry was nominated by President Harry Truman on July 11, 1947, to a seat vacated by Adrian J. Caillouet; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission on December 20, 1947. From 1949 to 1967, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on October 5, 1975.[1] Christenberry was succeeded in this position by Charles Schwartz.
Early life and education
- New York University
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, LL.B., 1924[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Navy, 1917-1918
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1924-1933
- Assistant attorney, Board of Commissioners, Port of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1933-1935
- Deputy commissioner, Louisiana Debt Moratorium Commission, 1935
- Assistant district attorney, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana, 1935-1937
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1937-1942
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1942-1947[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Louisiana
Christenberry was nominated by President Harry Truman on July 11, 1947, to a seat vacated by Adrian J. Caillouet; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission on December 20, 1947]]. From 1949-1967, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on October 5, 1975.[1] Christenberry was succeeded in this position by Charles Schwartz.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Christenberry's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Adrian Caillouet |
Eastern District of Louisiana 1947–1975 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Charles Schwartz
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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 | |||
