Eldon Brooks Mahon
Eldon Brooks Mahon (April 9, 1918 – December 3, 2005) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Eldon Brooks Mahon | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| In office October 1, 1989 – December 3, 2005 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| In office July 3, 1972 – October 1, 1989 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Joe Ewing Estes |
| Succeeded by | John H. McBryde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eldon Brooks Mahon April 9, 1918 Loraine, Texas |
| Died | December 3, 2005 (aged 87) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Education | McMurry University (B.A.) University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.) |
Education and career
Born in Loraine, Texas, Mahon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMurry University in 1939 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1942. He was in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945. He was a law clerk for Justice J. E. Hickman of the Texas Supreme Court from 1945 to 1946. He was county attorney of Mitchell County, Texas in 1947. He was state district attorney of the Texas 32nd Judicial District from 1948 to 1960. He was a judge of the Texas State District Court for the 32nd Judicial District from 1961 to 1963. He was vice president of the Texas Electric Service Company (TESCO) from 1963 to 1964. He was in private practice in Abilene, Texas from 1964 to 1968. He was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas from 1968 to 1972.[1]
Federal judicial service
Mahon was nominated by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge Joe Ewing Estes. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission on July 3, 1972. He assumed senior status on October 1, 1989. Mahon served in that capacity until his death on December 3, 2005, in Fort Worth, Texas.[1]
References
- Eldon Brooks Mahon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Eldon Brooks Mahon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Joe Ewing Estes |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 1972–1989 |
Succeeded by John H. McBryde |