Roy Mahlon Shelbourne

Roy Mahlon Shelbourne
Roy Mahlon Shelbourne
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
	In office; November 1, 1964 – December 29, 1974
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
	In office; 1948–1960
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Henry Luesing Brooks
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
	In office; February 8, 1946 – November 1, 1964
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Shackelford Miller Jr.
Succeeded by	James Fleming Gordon
Personal details
Born	Roy Mahlon Shelbourne; November 12, 1890; Bardwell, Kentucky
Died	December 29, 1974 (aged 84); Louisville, Kentucky
Education	Union University (A.B.); Cumberland School of Law (LL.B.)

Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (November 12, 1890 – December 29, 1974) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Education and career

Born in Bardwell, Kentucky, Shelbourne received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee in 1912 and a Bachelor of Laws from Cumberland School of Law (then part of Cumberland University, now part of Samford University) in 1913. He entered private practice in Bardwell from 1913 to 1927. He was county attorney of Carlisle County, Kentucky from 1918 to 1926. He was President of the Bardwell Deposit Bank from 1926 to 1936. He returned to private practice in Paducah, Kentucky from 1936 to 1946.[1]

Shelbourne was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on January 17, 1946, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky vacated by Judge Shackelford Miller Jr. 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 to 1960. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1964. Shelbourne served in that capacity until his death on December 29, 1974, in Louisville, Kentucky.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Shackelford Miller Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky 1946–1964	Succeeded by James Fleming Gordon
Preceded by Office established	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky 1948–1960	Succeeded by Henry Luesing Brooks

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