Lamar Cecil
| Lamar Cecil | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 12/3/1954 - 2/14/1958 |
| Preceded by: | 68 Stat. 8 |
| Succeeded by: | Joseph Fisher |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1902 |
| Deceased: | 1958 |
| Bachelors: | Rice Institute (1923) |
| Law School: | University of Texas School of Law (1927) |
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Lamar John Ryan Cecil (1902-1958) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Cecil received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower to the Eastern District of Texas on August 31, 1954, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8; nominated on November 8, 1954; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1954, and received his commission on December 3rd. He served the Eastern District of Texas until his death on February 14, 1958.[1]
Early life and education
- Rice Institute, B.A., 1923
- University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1927[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Beaumont, Texas, 1927-1954[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Texas
Cecil received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower to the Eastern District of Texas on August 31, 1954, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8; nominated on November 8, 1954; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1954, and received his commission on December 3rd. He served the Eastern District of Texas until his death on February 14, 1958.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Cecil's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Texas 1954–1958 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Fisher |
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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 • | ||
