Thomas Reavley's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
F. Edward Hebert Building
600 South Maestri Place
New Orleans, LA 70130-3408
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 11009
Houston, TX 77002-2605
Full Name:
Thomas Morrow Reavley
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1921
Birth Place:
Quitman, TX
LLM, University of Virginia School of Law, 1983
JD, Harvard Law School, 1948
BA, University of Texas, 1942
No political experience information on file.
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Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1990-present
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1979-1990
Attorney, Private Practice, Austin, Texas, 1957-1964, 1977-1979
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, July 12, 1979
Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, May 17, 1979
Special Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1978
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1968-1977
Judge, Travis County One Hundred and Sixty-Seventh District Court, 1964-1968
Secretary of State, State of Texas, 1955-1957
Attorney, Private Practice, Jasper, Texas, 1952-1955
Attorney, Private Practice, Lufkin, Texas, 1951-1952
County Attorney, Nacogdoches County, Texas, 1951
Attorney, Private Practice, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1949-1951
Assistant District Attorney, Dallas, Texas, 1948-1949
Served, United States Navy, 1942-1946
No organizational membership information on file.