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Waller Thomas Burns
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Waller Thomas Burns served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Apr 24, 1902.
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Apr 24, 1902
- Born
- 1858
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasTheodore Roosevelt · Apr 24, 1902 – Nov 17, 1917
Career
U.S. Customs Service; Private practice, Galveston, Texas, 1882-1888; Counsel, Houston & Texas Central Railroad, 1888-; State senator, Texas, 1897-1901
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