Howard C. Bratton

Judge Howard C. Bratton

Personal

Birthday:

2/4/1922

Birthplace:

Clovis, NM

Date of Death:

5/5/2002

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army captain, 1942-1945
Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1948
Private practice, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1949-1952
Special assistant U.S. attorney in charge of litigation, Office of Price Stabilization, 1951-1952
Private practice, Roswell, New Mexico, 1952-1964

Education

Name of School:

University of New Mexico

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1941

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1947

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Mexico

Court Name:

New Mexico District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/17/1964

Retirement from Active Service:

2/4/1987

Termination Date:

5/5/2002

Termination Reason:

Death