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Eldon Brooks Mahon
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Eldon Brooks Mahon served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Jun 28, 1972. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Jun 28, 1972
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1918
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of TexasRichard M. Nixon · Jun 28, 1972 – Dec 3, 2005
Education
- McMurry CollegeB.A., 1939
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1942
Career
U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945; Law clerk, Hon. J. E. Hickman, Supreme Court of Texas, 1945-1946; County attorney, Mitchell County, Texas, 1947; District attorney, Thirty-Second Judicial District, Texas, 1948-1960; Judge, Texas District Court, Thirty-Second Judicial District, 1961-1963; Vice president, Texas Electronic Service Company, 1963-1964; Private practice, Abilene, Texas, 1964-1968; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1968-1972
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