Thomas Martin Kennerly

Thomas Martin Kennerly
Thomas Martin Kennerly
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
	In office; August 29, 1954 – July 29, 1962
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
	In office; February 7, 1931 – August 29, 1954
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.
Succeeded by	Joe McDonald Ingraham
Personal details
Born	Thomas Martin Kennerly; January 24, 1874; Lee County, Texas
Died	July 29, 1962 (aged 88); Houston, Texas
Education	read law

Thomas Martin Kennerly (January 24, 1874 – July 29, 1962) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in Lee County, Texas, Kennerly read law to enter the bar in 1893. He was in private practice in Giddings, Texas from 1893 to 1897 and in Houston, Texas from 1897 to 1931. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas from 1903 to 1906. He was a special state district judge for Harris County, Texas in 1918.[1]

Federal judicial service

On January 24, 1931, Kennerly was nominated by President Herbert Hoover to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. Kennerly was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1931, and received his commission on February 7, 1931. He assumed senior status on August 29, 1954, serving in that capacity until his death on July 29, 1962 in Houston.[1]

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References

Thomas Martin Kennerly at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Thomas Martin Kennerly at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 1931–1954	Succeeded by Joe McDonald Ingraham

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[auto-1] Thomas Martin Kennerly at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.