Thomas Whitfield Davidson
| Thomas Whitfield Davidson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| Title: | Former Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Active: | 2/5/1936 - 11/1/1965 |
| Chief: | 1954 - 1959 |
| Senior: | 11/1/1965 - 1/26/1974 |
| Preceded by: | Edward Roscoe Meek |
| Succeeded by: | William Taylor |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | September 23, 1876 |
| Home State: | Harrison County, TX |
| Deceased: | January 26, 1974 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1903 |
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Thomas Whitfield Davidson (1876-1974) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 22, 1936 to replace Edward Roscoe Meek. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 30th, and received commission on February 5th. From 1954 to 1959, he was the chief judge. On November 1, 1965, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on January 26, 1974.[1] Davidson was succeeded in this position by William Taylor.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1903[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Marshall, Texas, 1903-1907
- City attorney, Marshall, Texas, 1907-1914
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1914-1920
- Texas state senator, 1920-1922
- State lieutenant governor, Texas, 1922-1924
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1924-1936[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Texas
Davidson was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 22, 1936 to replace Edward Roscoe Meek. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 30th, and received commission on February 5th. From 1954 to 1959, he was the chief judge. On November 1, 1965, he assumed senior status and continued to serve in this capacity until his death on January 26, 1974.[1] Davidson was succeeded in this position by William Taylor.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Davidson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Edward Roscoe Meek |
Northern District of Texas 1936–1965 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: William Taylor |
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Sidney Fitzwater • Mary Lou Robinson • Sam Cummings • Jorge Solis • Terry Means • Sam Lindsay • Barbara Lynn • David Godbey • James Kinkeade • Jane Boyle • Reed O'Connor • John McBryde | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Kerry Roach • Clinton Averitte • Irma Ramirez • Nancy Koenig • Paul Stickney • Jeff Kaplan • Jeffrey Cureton • Renee Toliver • Scott Frost • David L. Horan • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Andrew Phelps McCormick • Patrick Higginbotham • Robert Hill • John Rector • Edward Roscoe Meek • Harold Sanders • Jerry Buchmeyer • James Clifton Wilson • William Hawley Atwell • Thomas Whitfield Davidson • David Belew • Leo Brewster • Joseph Dooley • Joe Estes • Sarah Hughes • Elton Kendall • Eldon Mahon • Robert Porter • William Taylor • Halbert Woodward • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Harold Sanders • Jerry Buchmeyer • Joe Fish • William Hawley Atwell • Thomas Whitfield Davidson • Leo Brewster • Joseph Dooley • Joe Estes • Robert Porter • William Taylor • Halbert Woodward • | ||
