Ezekiel B. Turner
Biography of Ezekiel B. Turner
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Turner
- First Name: Ezekiel
- Middle Name: B.
- Date of Birth: May , 24 , 1825
- Place of Birth (POB): Putney , Vermont (US-VT, VT, 50, Vt.)
- Date of Death: June , 2 , 1888
- Place of Death (POD): Austin , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Ezekiel B. Turner Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/14/1880
- Judicial Recess Appointment date: 11/18/1880
- Seat vacated by: DuVal , Thomas H.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/14/1880
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/20/1880
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/20/1880
- Commission Date: 12/20/1880
- Date of Termination: 06/02/1888
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Ezekiel B. Turner in the Law School
- Name of School: Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1848
Ezekiel B. Turner Career Path
Employment:
- Prosecutor, St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1850-
- Justice of the peace, St. Joseph County, Michigan
- Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1854-1861
- Prosecutor, Brownsville, Texas, 1863-
- U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1866-1867
- Attorney general, State of Texas, 1867-1870
- Judge, Texas District Court, 1871-Â Â Â Â ; Thirty-Second Judicial District, 1871-1876; Sixteenth Judicial District, 1876-
- Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, March 1, 1879; no Senate vote
- Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, March 19, 1879; rejected by Senate, April 2, 1879
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