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Seybourn Harris Lynne
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama · 1946
Seybourn Harris Lynne , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Seybourn Harris Lynne (July 25, 1907 – September 10, 2000) was an American jurist. He was United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He was Chief Judge of the court from 1953 to 1973. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving judge on the federal bench and the last remaining judge appointed by President Truman.
Education
- Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University)B.S., 1927
- University of Alabama School of LawLL.B., 1930
Career
Private practice, Decatur, Alabama, 1930-1934; Judge, Morgan County [Alabama] Court, 1934-1941; Judge, Alabama Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1941-1942; U.S. Army, JAG Department, 1942-1946; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958-1959
Biography
Seybourn Harris Lynne (July 25, 1907 – September 10, 2000) was an American jurist. He was United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He was Chief Judge of the court from 1953 to 1973. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving judge on the federal bench and the last remaining judge appointed by President Truman.
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