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Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr.

Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr.

Mississippi Northern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

Born 1933 in Fulton, MS

Died 2011 in Tupelo, MS

FJC ID: 2143

Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. (July 30, 1933 – May 18, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1986–1989
  2. Mississippi Circuit Court, First Judicial District
    Judge · 1968–1979
  3. Private practice, Aberdeen, Mississippi
    1959–1968
  4. Monroe County, Mississippi
    County prosecutor · 1960–1963

Appointments

  1. Mississippi Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of MississippiChief Judge
    1979–2011 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. National Judicial College
  2. University of Mississippi School of Law
    University of Mississippi School of Law
    LL.B. · 1959
  3. Mississippi Southern College (now University of Southern Mississippi)
    B.S. · 1956