Patrick Errol Higginbotham

Judge Patrick Errol Higginbotham

Personal

Birthday:

1938

Birthplace:

McCalla, AL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Air Force judge advocate, 1961-1964
Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1964-1975
Adjunct professor of constitutional law, Southern Methodist University Law School, 1976

Education

Name of School:

University of Alabama

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1960

Name of School - Second:

University of Alabama School of Law

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1961

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Gerald Ford

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/12/1975

Termination Date:

8/3/1982

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

7/30/1982

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

8/28/2006