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| Howell Cobb | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 4/4/1985 - 3/1/2001 |
| Senior: | 3/1/2001 - 9/16/2005 |
| Preceded by: | 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by: | Ron Clark |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1922 |
| Deceased: | 2005 |
| Law School: | University of Virginia School of Law (1948) |
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Howell Cobb (1922-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Cobb was nominated to the Eastern District of Texas by President Ronald Reagan on February 26, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1985, and received commission on April 4, 1985. He assumed senior status on March 1, 2001. He served the Eastern District of Texas until his death on September 16, 2005.[1] Cobb was succeeded in this position by Ron Clark.
Early life and education
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1948[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Navy Aviation Cadet, 1942-1943
- U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant, 1943-1945
- Instructor, Pensacola Naval Air Station, 1945
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1949-1954
- Private practice, Beaumont, Texas, 1954-1985[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Texas
Cobb was nominated to the Eastern District of Texas by President Ronald Reagan on February 26, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1985, and received commission on April 4, 1985. He assumed senior status on March 1, 2001. He served the Eastern District of Texas until his death on September 16, 2005.[1] Cobb was succeeded in this position by Ron Clark.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Cobb's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Texas 1985–2001 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Ron Clark |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Leonard Davis • Ron Clark • Marcia Crone • Richard Schell • Michael Schneider • James Gilstrap | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Amos Mazzant • Don Bush • Caroline Craven • Keith Giblin • Judith Guthrie • John Love • Zack Hawthorn • Roy Payne • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Charles Watrous • Amos Morrill • Joel Winch • Chauncey Brewer Sabin • Robert Parker • David Ezekiel Bryant • Gordon James Russell • William Lee Estes • David Folsom • T. John Ward • William Justice • Randolph Bryant • Paul Brown • Lamar Cecil • Howell Cobb • Joseph Fisher • Sam Hall • John H. Hannah • Joseph Sheehy • William Steger • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Parker • Thad Heartfield • David Folsom • Richard Schell • William Justice • Joseph Fisher • John H. Hannah • Joseph Sheehy • | ||
