Thomas Murphree
Thomas Alexander Murphree (1883-1945) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
He was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 12, 1938, to a seat created by 52 Stat. 120. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 17th, and received commission on May 31st. He served until his death on September 5, 1945. Murphree was succeeded in this position by Seybourn Lynne.
Early life and education
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, B.S., 1910
- University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1911
Professional career
- Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1911-1938
Judicial career
Northern District of Alabama
Murphree was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 12, 1938, to a seat created by 52 Stat. 120.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on May 17th, and received commission on May 31st. He served until his death on September 5, 1945. Murphree was succeeded in this position by Seybourn Lynne.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Alabama 1938–1945 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Seybourn Lynne
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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 | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Scott CooglerChief Judge: David Proctor • Liles Burke • Madeline Haikala • Annemarie Carney Axon • Corey Maze • Anna Manasco | ||
| Senior judges |
Sharon Blackburn • Charles Smith (Alabama) • Inge Johnson • Karon Bowdre • Virginia Hopkins • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John H. England • Staci G. Cornelius • Gray M. Borden • Herman Johnson • Nicholas Danella • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Hancock • Robert Propst • William Acker • U. W. Clemon • William Crawford (Alabama) • Charles Tait • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Oscar Richard Hundley • Thomas Goode Jones (Alabama) • William Irwin Grubb • Henry De Lamar Clayton • Charles Brents Kennamer • David Jackson Davis • Thomas Murphree • Clarence Allgood • Harlan Grooms • Elbert Haltom • Seybourn Lynne • Frank McFadden • Clarence Mullins • Edwin Nelson • Sam Pointer • Frank Hampton McFadden • Abdul Kallon • Dean Buttram Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
U. W. Clemon • Karon Bowdre • Scott Coogler • Seybourn Lynne • Frank McFadden • Clarence Mullins • Sam Pointer • | ||
