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Sarah Tilghman Hughes
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · 1962
Sarah Tilghman Hughes , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Sarah Tilghman Hughes (born Sarah Augusta Tilghman; August 2, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was an American lawyer and federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is best known as the judge who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on Air Force One after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
Education
- Goucher CollegeA.B., 1917
- George Washington University Law SchoolLL.B., 1922
Career
Police officer, Washington, D.C., 1919-1922; Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1922-1935; State representative, Texas, 1931-1935; Judge, Texas District Court, 1935-1961
Biography
Sarah Tilghman Hughes (born Sarah Augusta Tilghman; August 2, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was an American lawyer and federal judge who served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is best known as the judge who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States on Air Force One after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
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