Ben Connally
| Ben Connally | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| Title: | Former Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Harry S Truman |
| Active: | 10/13/1949 - 12/28/1974 |
| Chief: | 1962 - 1974 |
| Senior: | 12/28/1974 - 12/2/1975 |
| Preceded by: | 63 Stat. 493 |
| Succeeded by: | Robert O'Conor |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | December 28, 1909 |
| Home State: | Marlin, TX |
| Deceased: | December 2, 1975 |
| Undergraduate: | U. of Texas, B.A., 1930 |
| Law School: | U. of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1933; Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1934 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945 |
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Ben Clarkson Connally (1909-1975) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Connally was nominated to the Southern District of Texas by President Harry Truman on September 23, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1949, and received his commission on October 13th. From 1962-1974, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on December 28, 1974. He served the Southern District of Texas until his death on December 2, 1975.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Texas, B.A., 1930
- University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1933
- Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1934[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1934-1942
- U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1945-1949[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Texas
Connally was nominated to the Southern District of Texas by President Harry Truman on September 23, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1949, and received his commission on October 13th. From 1962-1974, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on December 28, 1974. He served the Southern District of Texas until his death on December 2, 1975.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Connally's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Texas 1949–1974 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Robert O'Conor |
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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 | |||
