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Claude Feemster Clayton

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Claude Feemster Clayton served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Oct 26, 1967.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Oct 26, 1967
Born
1909

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of MississippiDwight D. Eisenhower · Mar 4, 1958 – Nov 24, 1967
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitLyndon B. Johnson · Oct 26, 1967 – Jul 4, 1969

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of LawLL.B., 1931

Career

Private practice, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1931-1935, 1945-1958; Prosecutor, Lee County, Mississippi, 1935-1938; Judge, Mississippi Circuit Court, First Judicial District, 1938-1942; U.S. Army, 1942-1945; City attorney, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1949-1953

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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