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David Davie Shelby

Born 1847 in Madison County, AL

Died 1914 in Huntsville, AL

FJC ID: 2170

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit · 1899–1911Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1899–191418991920194019601980200320
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit · 1899–1911Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1899–1914189919201940196019802003100
citing decisions

U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit · 1899–1911Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1899–1914

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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David Davie Shelby (October 24, 1847 – August 22, 1914) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Huntsville, Alabama
    City attorney · 1874–present
  2. Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama
    1870–1899
  3. Alabama
    State senator · 1882–1884
  4. Confederate Army

Appointments

  1. U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit
    U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit
    1899–1911 · Appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
    Term ended: Abolition of Court
  2. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    1899–1914 · Appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Cumberland University
  2. Read law
    1870