Thomas Clark Trimble III

Thomas Clark Trimble III (August 27, 1878 – July 6, 1965) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Thomas Clark Trimble III
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
January 14, 1957  July 6, 1965
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
1948–1957
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJesse Smith Henley
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
June 18, 1937  January 14, 1957
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byJohn Ellis Martineau
Succeeded byJesse Smith Henley
Personal details
Born
Thomas Clark Trimble III

(1878-08-27)August 27, 1878
Lonoke, Arkansas
DiedJuly 6, 1965(1965-07-06) (aged 86)
Little Rock, Arkansas
EducationUniversity of Arkansas School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Lonoke, Arkansas, Trimble received a Bachelor of Laws in 1902 from the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville. He was in private practice in Lonoke from 1902 to 1937.[1]

Federal judicial service

On June 17, 1937, Trimble was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas vacated by Judge John Ellis Martineau. Trimble was confirmed by the United States Senate, and received his commission on June 18, 1937. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1957 and assumed senior status on January 14, 1957. Trimble served in that capacity until his death on July 6, 1965, in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]

Family

Trimble married Elsie Jane Walls. The couple had a daughter, Elsijane Trimble Roy, who was appointed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
John Ellis Martineau
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
1937–1957
Succeeded by
Jesse Smith Henley
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
1948–1957
Succeeded by
Jesse Smith Henley
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