Dorwin Wallace Suttle
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Dorwin Wallace Suttle was a United States federal judge
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Born in Knox County, Indiana
, Suttle received an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law
in 1928. He was in private practice in Uvalde, Texas
from 1928 to 1964. He was a City attorney of Uvalde, Texas in 1929. He was a County attorney of Uvalde, Texas from 1929 to 1936. He was a Clerk to Vice President John Nance Garner from 1937 to 1941. He was a City attorney of Uvalde, Texas from 1937 to 1941. U.S. Navy, World War II.
Suttle was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
. Suttle was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson
on April 11, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ben H. Rice. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on June 30, 1964, and received his commission on July 2, 1964. He assumed senior status
on October 10, 1979. Suttle served in that capacity until September 29, 2001, due to his death.
He died in San Antonio, Texas
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Knox County, Indiana
Knox County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 39,256 people, 15,552 households, and 10,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 76 people per square mile . There were 17,305 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...
, Suttle received an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas School of Law
The University of Texas School of Law, also known as UT Law, is an ABA-certified American law school located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. The law school has been in operation since the founding of the University in 1883. It was one of only two schools at the University when it was...
in 1928. He was in private practice in Uvalde, Texas
Uvalde, Texas
Uvalde is a city in and the county seat of Uvalde County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,929 at the 2000 census.Uvalde was founded by Reading Wood Black in 1853 as the town of Encina. In 1856, when the county was organized, the town was renamed Uvalde for Spanish governor Juan de...
from 1928 to 1964. He was a City attorney of Uvalde, Texas in 1929. He was a County attorney of Uvalde, Texas from 1929 to 1936. He was a Clerk to Vice President John Nance Garner from 1937 to 1941. He was a City attorney of Uvalde, Texas from 1937 to 1941. U.S. Navy, World War II.
Suttle was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
The United States District Court For the Western District Of Texas is a Federal district court. The court convenes in San Antonio with divisions in Austin, Del Rio, El Paso, Midland, Pecos, and Waco. It has jurisdiction in over 50 Trans-Pecos, Permian Basin and Hill Country counties of the U.S....
. Suttle was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
on April 11, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ben H. Rice. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on June 30, 1964, and received his commission on July 2, 1964. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on October 10, 1979. Suttle served in that capacity until September 29, 2001, due to his death.
He died in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
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