Federal service record

William Homer Thornberry

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Born 1909 · Died 1995 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas December 17, 1963 – July 3, 1965

Appointed by: John F. Kennedy
Nominated: July 9, 1963
Confirmed by the Senate: July 15, 1963
Commissioned: December 17, 1963
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit July 1, 1965 – December 12, 1995

Appointed by: Lyndon B. Johnson
Nominated: June 22, 1965
Confirmed by the Senate: July 1, 1965
Commissioned: July 1, 1965
Took senior status: December 21, 1978
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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