Leo Brewster

Henry Leo Brewster (October 16, 1903 – November 27, 1979) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Leo Brewster
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
November 1, 1973 – November 27, 1979
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
1972–1973
Preceded byJoe Ewing Estes
Succeeded byWilliam McLaughlin Taylor Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
October 5, 1961 – November 1, 1973
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySeat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded byRobert William Porter
Personal details
Born
Henry Leo Brewster[1]

(1903-10-16)October 16, 1903
Fort Worth, Texas
DiedNovember 27, 1979(1979-11-27) (aged 76)
Fort Worth, Texas
EducationUniversity of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Brewster received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1926. He was in private practice in Fort Worth from 1926 to 1962. He was an assistant district attorney of Tarrant County, Texas from 1935 to 1939.[2]

Federal judicial service

On October 5, 1961, Brewster received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas created by 75 Stat. 80. He was formally nominated to the same seat by President Kennedy on January 15, 1962. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received his commission on March 17, 1962. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1973, assuming senior status on November 1, 1973. Brewster served in that capacity until his death on November 27, 1979, in Fort Worth.[2]

References
  1. Supreme Court of the United States, Attorneys Admitted to Practice, January 31, 1949
  2. Leo Brewster at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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