Seth Shepard

Judge Seth Shepard

Personal

Birthday:

4/23/1847

Birthplace:

Brenham, TX

Date of Death:

12/3/1917

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Confederate Army private, 1864-1865
Private practice, Brenham, Texas, 1868-
State senator, Texas, 1874-1875
Private practice, Galveston, Texas, -1886
Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1886-1893
Lecturer in law, Georgetown University, 1895-1910

Education

Name of School:

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Washington and Lee University's School of Law was one of just 12 of the nation's top 30 law schools to post black enrollment gains over the past decade, and one of four with gains exceeding 15 percent, with an increase of 33% from 1997 to 2006.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1868

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Court Name:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Grover Cleveland

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

04/15/1893

Termination Date:

1/19/1905

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Chief Justice

Court Name - Second:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

1/5/1905

Termination Date - Second:

9/30/1917

Termination Reason - Second:

Retirement