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Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale (born August 8, 1944) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education

  • U.S. Military AcademyB.S., 1966
  • University of Mississippi School of LawJ.D., 1972

Career

U.S. Army, 1966-1970; Law clerk, Hon. Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1972-1973; Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1973-1990; Instructor in constitutional law, University of Mississippi Law School Paralegal Course, 1975-1976; Instructor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1976; Chairman, Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program, 1982-1985

Biography

Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale (born August 8, 1944) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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