Lyonel Thomas Senter
Biography of Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr.
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Senter
- First Name: Lyonel
- Middle Name: Thomas
- Generational Suffix: Jr.
- Date of Birth: July , 30 , 1933
- Place of Birth (POB): Fulton , Mississippi (US-MS, MS, 28, MI, Miss.)
- Date of Death: May , 18 , 2011
- Place of Death (POD): Tupelo , Mississippi (US-MS, MS, 28, MI, Miss.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- 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): 10/11/1979
- American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
- Seat vacated by: Smith , Orma R.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 10/11/1979
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/20/1979
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Senate vote Yes/No: 43/25
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/20/1979
- Commission Date: 12/21/1979
- Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1982
- Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1998
- Retirement from Active Service: 07/30/1998
- Date of Termination: 05/18/2011
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. in the Law School
- Name of School: Mississippi Southern College (now University of Southern Mississippi)
- Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Law Degree Year: 1956
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): University of Mississippi School of Law
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1959
Third Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): National Judicial College
Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1959-1968
- County prosecutor, Monroe County, Mississippi, 1960-1963
- Commissioner, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1966-1968
- Judge, Mississippi Circuit Court, First Judicial District, 1968-1979
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