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Ben Clarkson Connally

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Ben Clarkson Connally served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Oct 12, 1949.

Appointed by
Harry S Truman
Confirmed
Oct 12, 1949
Born
1909

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasHarry S Truman · Oct 12, 1949 – Dec 2, 1975

Education

  • University of TexasB.A., 1930
  • University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1933
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.M., 1934

Career

Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1934-1942, 1945-1949; U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1959-1962

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

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