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Lamar John Ryan Cecil

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Lamar John Ryan Cecil
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
August 31, 1954 – February 14, 1958
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established by 68 Stat. 8
Succeeded byJoseph Jefferson Fisher
Personal details
Born
Lamar John Ryan Cecil

(1902-11-02)November 2, 1902
Houston, Texas
DiedFebruary 14, 1958(1958-02-14) (aged 55)
EducationRice University (B.A.)
University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Lamar John Ryan Cecil (November 2, 1902 – February 14, 1958) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Education and career

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Born in Houston, Texas, Cecil received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice Institute (now Rice University) in 1923 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1927. He was in private practice in Beaumont, Texas from 1927 to 1954.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On August 31, 1954, Cecil received a recess appointment from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas created by 68 Stat. 8. Formally nominated to the same seat by President Eisenhower on November 8, 1954, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1954, and received his commission on December 3, 1954. Cecil served in that capacity until his death on February 14, 1958.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 68 Stat. 8
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
1954–1958
Succeeded by