Randolph Bryant
Randolph Bryant | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | |
In office January 24, 1931 – April 24, 1951 | |
Appointed by | Herbert Hoover |
Preceded by | William Lee Estes |
Succeeded by | Joseph Warren Sheehy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sherman, Texas | May 2, 1893
Died | April 24, 1951 57) | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Randolph Bryant (May 2, 1893 – April 24, 1951) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Sherman, Texas, Bryant received a B.A. from the University of Texas in 1913 and an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1916. He was a Captain in the United States Army during World War I, from 1917 to 1919. He entered private practice in Sherman, Texas from 1919 to 1921, and was thereafter the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from 1921 to 1931.
On December 3, 1930, Bryant was nominated by President Herbert Hoover to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by William Lee Estes. Bryant was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1931, and received his commission on January 24, 1931. He served in that capacity until his death, in 1951.
Sources
- Randolph Bryant at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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Preceded by William Lee Estes |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 1931–1951 |
Succeeded by Joseph Warren Sheehy |