William Homer Thornberry

Judge William Homer Thornberry

Personal

Birthday:

1/9/1909

Birthplace:

Austin, TX

Date of Death:

12/12/1995

Place of Death:

Austin, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1936-1941, 1946-1948
State representative, Texas, 1937-1941
District attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1941-1942
U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, 1942-1946
City councilman, Austin, Texas, 1946-1948
U.S. representative from Texas, 1949-1963

Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, June 26, 1968; nomination withdrawn by president, October 4, 1968

Education

Name of School:

University of Texas

Degree:

B.B.A.

Degree Year:

1932

Name of School - Second:

University of Texas School of Law

Only a large law school devoted to excellence across the range of modern legal education can offer this diversity. UT manages to do so while at the same time offering students intimate settings for study and recreation. The entering class is divided into eight extracurricular Societies, which become hubs of fun and friendship. The first year curriculum includes small classes offering individual attention, and the upper class curriculum is studded with seminars, colloquia, and clinics. Large class or small, good teaching is the norm. Student satisfaction surveys place Texas at or near the top year after year; our teaching track record is seldom matched by any other law school.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1936

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Western District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/17/1963

Termination Date:

7/2/1965

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:

7/1/1965

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

12/21/1978

Termination Date - Second:

12/12/1995

Termination Reason - Second:

Death