Odell Horton (May 13, 1929 – February 22, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
Odell Horton
Tennessee Western District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Born 1929 in Bolivar, TN
Died 2006 in Memphis, TN
FJC ID: 1096
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Community Health Services, Mid-South Medical Center Council, Memphis, TennesseeDirector · 1974–1976
- LeMoyne-Owen CollegePresident · 1970–1974
- WREC-TV (CBS), Memphis, TennesseeCommentator · 1972–1974
- Shelby County [Tennessee] Criminal CourtJudge · 1969–1970
Western District of TennesseeAssistant U.S. attorney · 1962–1968- Division of Hospital and Health Services, Memphis, TennesseeDirector · 1968
- Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee1957–1962
U.S. Marine Corps1946–1947, 1951–1953
Appointments
1980–2006 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1956- Morehouse CollegeB.A. · 1951