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- Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 9, 1969; nomination withdrawn by president, January 23, 1969
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