Thomas Sheldon Maxey

Judge Thomas Sheldon Maxey

Personal

Birthday:

9/1/1846

Birthplace:

Brandon, MS

Date of Death:

12/5/1921

Place of Death:

Austin, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Confederate Army, 1864-1865
State representative, Mississippi, 1870
Private practice, Jefferson, Texas, 1871-1877
City attorney, Jefferson, Texas, 1875-1877
Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1877-1888

Education

Name of School:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1869

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Western District Court

President Nominating:

Grover Cleveland

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

06/25/1888

Termination Date:

12/12/1916

Termination Reason:

Retirement