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Thomas Howard DuVal
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Thomas Howard DuVal served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Appointed by Franklin Pierce and confirmed Mar 3, 1857.
- Appointed by
- Franklin Pierce
- Confirmed
- Mar 3, 1857
- Born
- 1813
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasFranklin Pierce · Mar 3, 1857 – Oct 10, 1880
Education
- St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Kentucky1833
- Read law1837
Career
Private practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1837-1841; Clerk, Florida Territorial Court of Appeals, Leon County, 1841-1843; Secretary, Territory of Florida, 1843-1846; Reporter, Supreme Court of Texas, 1846; Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1846-1855; Secretary of state, State of Texas, 1851-; Judge, Texas District Court, Second Judicial District, 1855-1856
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