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Joseph Brannon Dooley

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Joseph Brannon Dooley
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
October 1, 1966 – January 19, 1967
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
1959
Preceded byThomas Whitfield Davidson
Succeeded byJoe Ewing Estes
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
July 9, 1947 – October 1, 1966
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byJames Clifton Wilson
Succeeded byHalbert Owen Woodward
Personal details
Born
Joseph Brannon Dooley

(1889-12-13)December 13, 1889
San Angelo, Texas
DiedJanuary 19, 1967(1967-01-19) (aged 77)
EducationUniversity of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Joseph Brannon Dooley (December 13, 1889 – January 19, 1967) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Education and career

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Born in San Angelo, Texas, Dooley received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1911. He was in private practice in Amarillo, Texas from 1911 to 1947, serving as President of the State Bar of Texas from 1944 to 1945.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On January 8, 1947, Dooley was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge James Clifton Wilson. Dooley was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, 1947, and received his commission on July 9, 1947. He served as Chief Judge in 1959, and assumed senior status on October 1, 1966. Dooley served in that capacity until his death on January 19, 1967.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
1947–1966
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
1959
Succeeded by