Odell Horton
| Odell Horton | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Jimmy Carter |
| Active: | 5/12/1980 - 5/16/1995 |
| Chief: | 1987 - 1994 |
| Senior: | 5/16/1995 - 2/22/2006 |
| Preceded by: | Bailey Brown |
| Succeeded by: | Bernice Donald |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | May 13, 1929 |
| Home State: | Bolivar, TN |
| Deceased: | February 22, 2006 |
| Bachelors: | Morehouse College, B.A., 1951 |
| Law School: | Howard U. School of Law, LL.B., 1956 |
| Military service: | U.S. Marine Corps 1946 - 1947; 1951 - 1953 |
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Odell Horton (1929-2006) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Horton was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on February 27, 1980, to a seat vacated by Bailey Brown; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 9, 1980, and received commission three days later. he served as chief judge from 1987-1994. He assumed senior status on May 16, 1995, and served in that capacity until his death on February 22, 2006.[1] Horton was succeeded in this position by Bernice Donald.
Early life and education
- Morehouse College, B.A., 1951
- Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1956 [1]
Professional career
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1946-1947, 1951-1953
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1957-1962
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1962-1968
- Director, Division of Hospital and Health Services, City of Memphis, Tennessee, 1968
- Judge, Shelby County Criminal Court, Tennessee, 1969-1970
- President, LeMoyne-Owen College, 1970-1974
- Commentator, WREC-TV (CBS), 1972-1974
- Director, Community Health Services, Mid-South Medical Center Council, Memphis, Tennessee, 1974-1976
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Tennessee, 1976-1980 [1]
Judicial career
Western District of Tennessee
Horton was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on February 27, 1980, to a seat vacated by Bailey Brown; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 9, 1980, and received commission three days later. he served as chief judge from 1987-1994. He assumed senior status on May 16, 1995, and served in that capacity until his death on February 22, 2006.[1] Horton was succeeded in this position by Bernice Donald.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Odell Horton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Bailey Brown |
Western District of Tennessee 1980–1995 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Bernice Donald |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jon McCalla • Samuel Mays • Daniel Breen • Stanley Anderson • John T. Fowlkes | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Diane Vescovo • Tu Pham • Edward Bryant • Charmiane Claxton • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Bernice Donald • John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Julia Gibbons • Harry Wellford • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • Eli Shelby Hammond • John Ethridge McCall • John William Ross • Harry Bennett Anderson • John Donelson Martin • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • Jerome Turner • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James D. Todd • Julia Gibbons • Marion Boyd • Bailey Brown • Odell Horton • Robert McRae • | ||
