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Andrew Phelps McCormick

Andrew Phelps McCormick

Born 1832 in Brazoria County, Texas, Mexico

Died 1916 in Waco, TX

FJC ID: 1533

Andrew Phelps McCormick (December 18, 1832 – November 2, 1916) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Texas District Court
    Judge · 1856–present
  2. Brazoria County [Texas] Court
    Judge · 1865–present
  3. Private practice, Brazoria, Texas
    1855–1861, 1879
  4. Texas
    State senator · 1876–1879
  5. U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas
    1879
  6. Texas District Court, Brazoria and Galveston Counties
    Judge · 1871–1876
  7. Texas
    Judge of probate · 1865–1866
  8. Confederate Army
    1861–1865

Appointments

  1. U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit
    U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit
    1892–1911 · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
    Term ended: Abolition of Court
  2. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    1892–1916 · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
    Term ended: Death
  3. Texas Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
    1879–1892 · Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. Read law
    1855
  2. Centre College
    A.B. · 1854