Joseph Warren Sheehy

Joseph Warren Sheehy (October 21, 1910 – February 23, 1967) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Joseph Warren Sheehy
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office 1954–1967
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Joseph Jefferson Fisher
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office June 8, 1951 – February 23, 1967
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Randolph Bryant
Succeeded by	William Wayne Justice
Personal details
Born	Joseph Warren Sheehy October 21, 1910 Saratoga, Texas
Died	February 23, 1967 (aged 56)
Education	Baylor University School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Saratoga, Texas, Sheehy received a Bachelor of Laws from Baylor University School of Law in 1934. He was an assistant attorney general of the State of Texas from 1934 to 1935. He was in private practice in Tyler, Texas from 1935 to 1951, interrupted by his service in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II from 1942 to 1945, where he achieved the rank of Major.[1]

Federal judicial service

On May 16, 1951, Sheehy was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Judge Randolph Bryant. Sheehy was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 7, 1951, and received his commission on June 8, 1951. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 until his death on February 23, 1967.[1]

References

1. Joseph Warren Sheehy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Joseph Warren Sheehy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.