Joseph Warren Sheehy

Joseph Warren Sheehy
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
June 8, 1951 – February 23, 1967
Appointed by Harry S. Truman
Preceded by Randolph Bryant
Succeeded by William Wayne Justice
Personal details
Born (1910-10-21)October 21, 1910
Saratoga, Texas
Died February 23, 1967(1967-02-23) (aged 56)
Political party Democratic

Joseph Warren Sheehy (October 21, 1910 – February 23, 1967) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Saratoga, Texas, Sheehy received an LL.B. from Baylor University School of Law in 1934. He was an Assistant attorney general of State of Texas from 1934 to 1935. He was in private practice in Tyler, Texas from 1935 to 1951, interrupted by his service in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, from 1942 to 1945, where he achieved the rank of Major.

On May 16, 1951, Sheehy was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Randolph Bryant. Sheehy was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 7, 1951, and received his commission on June 8, 1951. He served as chief judge from 1954 until his death, early in 1967.

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Preceded by
Randolph Bryant		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
1951–1967		 Succeeded by
William Wayne Justice
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