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Byron George Skelton

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

Byron George Skelton served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1905

Appointments

  • Judge, Court of ClaimsLyndon B. Johnson · Oct 20, 1966 – Oct 1, 1982
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitNone (reassignment) · – Feb 6, 2004

Education

  • University of TexasB.A., 1927
  • University of TexasM.A., 1928
  • University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1931

Career

Private practice, Temple, Texas, 1931-1942, 1945-1966; County attorney, Bell County, Texas, 1934-1938; Special assistant to the ambassador to Argentina, U.S. Department of State, 1942-1945; City attorney, Temple, Texas, 1945-1960

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

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