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
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Born 1903 in Fort Worth, TX
Died 1979 in Fort Worth, TX
FJC ID: 253
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 5/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 73/year
Texas Northern District Court · 1962–1979
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.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Fort Worth, Texas1926–1962
- Tarrant County, TexasAssistant district attorney · 1935–1939
Appointments
1962–1979 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1926