Harold Barefoot Sanders

Harold Barefoot Sanders

Biography of Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr.

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Sanders
  • First Name: Harold
  • Middle Name: Barefoot
  • Generational Suffix: Jr.
  • Date of Birth: February , 5 , 1925
  • Place of Birth (POB): Dallas , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
  • Date of Death: September , 21 , 2008
  • Place of Death (POD): Dallas , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • Court Type: United States District Court
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/06/1979
  • American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
  • New Seat
  • Authorization legislation: 92 Stat. 1629
  • Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/06/1979
  • Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
  • Committee action date: 04/23/1979
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/24/1979
  • Commission Date: 04/26/1979
  • Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1989
  • Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1995
  • Retirement from Active Service: 01/01/1996
  • Date of Termination: 09/21/2008
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. in the Law School

  • Name of School: University of Texas
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1949

Second Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
  • Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1950

Harold Barefoot Sanders Jr. Career Path

Employment:

  • U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade, 1943-1946
  • Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1950-1961, 1969-1979
  • State representative, Texas, 1953-1959
  • U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1961-1965
  • U.S. Department of Justice, 1965-1967; assistant deputy attorney general, 1965-1966; assistant attorney general, 1966-1967
  • Legislative counsel, President Lyndon Johnson, 1967-1969
  • Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, September 25, 1968; no Senate vote
  • Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 9, 1969; nomination withdrawn by president, January 23, 1969

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