Burnita Shelton Matthews

Biography of Burnita Shelton Matthews

Family Name (Surname): Matthews
First Name: Burnita
Middle Name: Shelton
Date of Birth: December , 28 , 1894
Place of Birth (POB): Burnell , Mississippi (US-MS, MS, 28, MI, Miss.)
Date of Death: April , 25 , 1988
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/05/1950
Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/21/1949
New Seat
Authorization legislation: 63 Stat. 493
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/05/1950
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 04/03/1950
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/04/1950
Commission Date: 04/07/1950
Retirement from Active Service: 03/01/1968
Date of Termination: 04/25/1988
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Name of School: National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)
Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Law Degree Year: 1919

Law Degree (Name of School): National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School)
Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Law Degree Year: 1920

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1920-1949
Counsel, National Woman's Party, 1921-
Associate editor, Women Lawyer's Journal, 1934-1935
Professor, Washington [D.C.] College of Law, 1933-1939, 1942-1948
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, October 17, 1949; no Senate vote