Rhesa Barksdale
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Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale is a federal appeals judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was nominated by President George H.W. Bush. On August 8, 2009 Barksdale assumed senior status. [1]
Early life and education
Barksdale graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point with his Bachelor's Degree in 1966 and later graduated from Ole Miss Law with his juris doctorate degree in 1972. Barksdale also had a post-graduation service commitment from 1966 to 1970 in the US Army. [2]
Legal career
Barksdale began his legal career as a law clerk for former Justice Byron White on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1973. He was a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Mississippi from 1973 to 1990. Barksdale also served as a instructor in constitutional law at the University of Mississippi Law School Paralegal Course from 1975 to 1976 and served as a Instructor for the Mississippi College School of Law in 1976. He served as the Chairman of the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program from 1982 to 1985. [2]
References
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Edith Jones • Benavides • Clement • Davis • Dennis • Elrod • Emilio Garza • Haynes • Jolly • Owen • Prado • Smith • Southwick • Stewart • Wiener • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Barksdale • DeMoss • Duhe • Garwood • Higginbotham • King • Reavley |
| Former judges |
Ainsworth • Anderson • Batts • Bell • Borah • Brown • Bryan • Cameron • Carswell • Clayton • Charles Clark • Thomas Clark • Coleman • Dyer • Fay • Foster • Reynaldo Garza • Gee • Gewin • Godbold • Goldberg • Hatchett • Henderson • Hill • Robert Hill • Holmes • Hutcheson • Ingraham • Frank Johnson • Samuel Johnson • Jones • King • Kravitch • Lee • McCormick • McCord • Morgan • Pardee • Parker • Pickering • Politz • Rives • Roney • Rubin • Russell • Shelby • Sibley • Simpson • Strum • Tate • Thornberry • Tjoflat • Tuttle • Vance • Walker • Waller • Williams • Wisdom |
