Andrew Phelps McCormick

Judge Andrew Phelps McCormick

Personal

Birthday:

12/18/1832

Birthplace:

Brazoria County, Texas, Mexico

Date of Death:

11/2/1916

Place of Death:

Waco, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Brazoria, Texas, 1855-1861, 1879
Judge, Texas District Court, 1856-
Confederate Army, 1861-1865
Judge, Brazoria County [Texas] Court, 1865-
Judge of probate, Texas, 1865-1866
Judge, Texas District Court, Brazoria and Galveston Counties, 1871-1876
State senator, Texas, 1876-1879
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1879

Education

Name of School:

Centre College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1854

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1855

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Rutherford B. Hayes

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

04/10/1879

Termination Date:

03/22/1892

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit

Commission Date - Second:

03/17/1892

Termination Date - Second:

12/31/1911

Termination Reason - Second:

Abolition of Court

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

03/17/1892

Termination Date - Third:

11/2/1916

Termination Reason - Third:

Death