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Eldon Brooks Mahon

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Eldon Brooks Mahon served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Jun 28, 1972. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon
Confirmed
Jun 28, 1972
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1918

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of TexasRichard M. Nixon · Jun 28, 1972 – Dec 3, 2005

Education

  • McMurry CollegeB.A., 1939
  • University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1942

Career

U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945; Law clerk, Hon. J. E. Hickman, Supreme Court of Texas, 1945-1946; County attorney, Mitchell County, Texas, 1947; District attorney, Thirty-Second Judicial District, Texas, 1948-1960; Judge, Texas District Court, Thirty-Second Judicial District, 1961-1963; Vice president, Texas Electronic Service Company, 1963-1964; Private practice, Abilene, Texas, 1964-1968; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1968-1972

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