Eldon Brooks Mahon

Biography of Eldon Brooks Mahon

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Mahon
• First Name: Eldon
• Middle Name: Brooks
• Date of Birth: April , 9 , 1918
• Place of Birth (POB): Loraine , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: December , 3 , 2005
• Place of Death (POD): Fort Worth , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Eldon Brooks Mahon Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/23/1972
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Estes , Joe Ewing
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/23/1972
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/28/1972
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/28/1972
• Commission Date: 07/03/1972
• Retirement from Active Service: 10/01/1989
• Date of Termination: 12/03/2005
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Eldon Brooks Mahon in the Law School

• Name of School: McMurry College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1939

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1942

Eldon Brooks Mahon Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945
• Law clerk, Hon. J. E. Hickman, Supreme Court of Texas, 1945-1946
• County attorney, Mitchell County, Texas, 1947
• District attorney, Thirty-Second Judicial District, Texas, 1948-1960
• Judge, Texas District Court, Thirty-Second Judicial District, 1961-1963
• Vice president, Texas Electronic Service Company, 1963-1964
• Private practice, Abilene, Texas, 1964-1968
• U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1968-1972

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