Howard Bratton
Howard C. Bratton (1922-2002) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
Bratton was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on March 3, 1964, to a seat vacated by Waldo Rogers; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission three days later. He served as chief judge from 1978 until he assumed senior status on February 4, 1987. He served until his death on May 5, 2002.[1] Bratton was succeeded in this position by James A. Parker.
Early life and education
- University of New Mexico, B.A., 1941
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1947[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1942-1945
- Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1948
- Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1949-1952
- Special assistant to U.S. attorney in charge of litigation, OPS, 1951-1952
- Private practice, Roswell, New Mexico, 1952-1964[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of New Mexico
Bratton was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on March 3, 1964, to a seat vacated by Waldo Rogers; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission three days later. He served as chief judge from 1978 until he assumed senior status on February 4, 1987. He served until his death on May 5, 2002.[1] Bratton was succeeded in this position by James A. Parker.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Howard Bratton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Waldo Rogers |
District of New Mexico 1964–1987 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: James A. Parker
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
