Algernon Butler
| Algernon Butler | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 8/31/1959 - 8/2/1975 |
| Chief: | 1961 - 1975 |
| Senior: | 8/2/1975 - 9/5/1978 |
| Preceded by: | Donnell Gilliam |
| Succeeded by: | Closed Seat |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | August 2, 1905 |
| Home State: | Clinton, NC |
| Deceased: | September 5, 1978 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1928 |
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Algernon Lee Butler (1905-1978) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[1]
Butler was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 28, 1959, to a seat vacated by Donnell Gilliam; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 1959, and received his commission on August 31st. He served as chief judge from 1961 until assuming senior status on August 2, 1975. He served until his death on September 5, 1978.[1]
Early life and education
- University of North Carolina School of Law
- Read law, 1928[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Clinton, North Carolina, 1928-
- Member, North Carolina General Assembly, 1931
- Sampson County attorney, Sampson County, North Carolina, 1938-1951[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of North Carolina
Butler was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on July 28, 1959, to a seat vacated by Donnell Gilliam; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 28, 1959, and received his commission on August 31st. He served as chief judge from 1961 until assuming senior status on August 2, 1975. He served until his death on September 5, 1978.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Butler's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Donnell Gilliam |
Eastern District of North Carolina 1959–1975 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Closed Seat |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | James Gates • William Webb • Robert Jones, Jr. • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Washington Brooks • Augustus Sherrill Seymour • Thomas Richard Purnell • Henry Groves Connor • Isaac Melson Meekins • Algernon Butler • Franklin Dupree • Donnell Gilliam • John Larkins • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Louise Flanagan • Earl Britt • James Fox • Terrence Boyle • Algernon Butler • Franklin Dupree • John Larkins • | ||
