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Ezekiel B. Turner

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

Ezekiel B. Turner served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed Dec 20, 1880.

Appointed by
Rutherford B. Hayes
Confirmed
Dec 20, 1880
Born
1825

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasRutherford B. Hayes · Dec 20, 1880 – Jun 2, 1888

Education

  • Read law1848

Career

Prosecutor, St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1850-; Justice of the peace, St. Joseph County, Michigan; Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1854-1861; Prosecutor, Brownsville, Texas, 1863-; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1866-1867; Attorney general, State of Texas, 1867-1870; Judge, Texas District Court, 1871-; Thirty-Second Judicial District, 1871-1876; Sixteenth Judicial District, 1876-

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