Joseph Sheehy
Joseph Warren Sheehy (1910-1967) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Sheehy was nominated to the Eastern District of Texas by President Harry Truman on May 16, 1951, to a seat vacated by Randolph Bryant; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 1951, and received his commission on June 8th. From 1954-1967, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of Texas until his death on February 23, 1967.[1]
Early life and education
- Baylor University School of Law, LL.B., 1934[1]
Professional career
- Assistant attorney general, State of Texas, 1934-1935
- Private practice, Tyler, Texas, 1935-1951
- U.S. Army Air Force Major, 1942-1945[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Texas
Sheehy was nominated to the Eastern District of Texas by President Harry Truman on May 16, 1951, to a seat vacated by Randolph Bryant; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 1951, and received his commission on June 8th. From 1954-1967, he served as the chief judge. He served the Eastern District of Texas until his death on February 23, 1967.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Sheehy's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Randolph Bryant |
Eastern District of Texas 1951–1967 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Justice
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
