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Andrew Phelps McCormick

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1879–1892

Andrew Phelps McCormick , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Andrew Phelps McCormick (December 18, 1832 – November 2, 1916) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Education

  • Centre CollegeA.B., 1854
  • Read law1855

Career

Private practice, Brazoria, Texas, 1855-1861, 1879; Judge, Texas District Court, 1856-; Confederate Army, 1861-1865; Judge, Brazoria County [Texas] Court, 1865-; Judge of probate, Texas, 1865-1866; Judge, Texas District Court, Brazoria and Galveston Counties, 1871-1876; State senator, Texas, 1876-1879; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1879

Biography

Andrew Phelps McCormick (December 18, 1832 – November 2, 1916) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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