Roy Mahlon Shelbourne
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Roy Mahlon Shelbourne was a United States federal judge
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Born in Bardwell, Kentucky
, Shelbourne received an A.B.
from Union University, Tennessee in 1912 and an LL.B. from Cumberland University
in 1913. He was in private practice in Bardwell, Kentucky
from 1913 to 1927. He was a County attorney of Carlisle County, Kentucky from 1918 to 1926. He was a President, Bardwell Deposit Bank from 1926 to 1936. He was in private practice in Paducah, Kentucky
from 1936 to 1946.
Shelbourne was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
. Shelbourne was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
on January 17, 1946, to a seat vacated by Shackelford Miller. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on February 5, 1946, and received his commission on February 8, 1946. He served as chief judge from 1948-1960. He assumed senior status
on November 1, 1964. Shelbourne served in that capacity until December 29, 1974, due to his death.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
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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 Bardwell, Kentucky
Bardwell, Kentucky
Bardwell is a city in Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 799 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carlisle County.-Geography:Bardwell is located at ....
, Shelbourne received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Union University, Tennessee in 1912 and an LL.B. from Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
in 1913. He was in private practice in Bardwell, Kentucky
Bardwell, Kentucky
Bardwell is a city in Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 799 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carlisle County.-Geography:Bardwell is located at ....
from 1913 to 1927. He was a County attorney of Carlisle County, Kentucky from 1918 to 1926. He was a President, Bardwell Deposit Bank from 1926 to 1936. He was in private practice in Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
from 1936 to 1946.
Shelbourne was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky is the federal district court for the western part of the state of Kentucky....
. Shelbourne was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
on January 17, 1946, to a seat vacated by Shackelford Miller. 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 February 5, 1946, and received his commission on February 8, 1946. He served as chief judge from 1948-1960. 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 November 1, 1964. Shelbourne served in that capacity until December 29, 1974, due to his death.
He died in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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