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Roy Mahlon Shelbourne

Roy Mahlon Shelbourne

Kentucky Western District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Born 1890 in Bardwell, KY

Died 1974 in Louisville, KY

FJC ID: 2169

Roy Mahlon Shelbourne (November 12, 1890 – December 29, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Paducah, Kentucky
    1936–1946
  2. Bardwell Deposit Bank
    President · 1926–1936
  3. Private practice, Bardwell, Kentucky
    1913–1927
  4. Carlisle County, Kentucky
    County attorney · 1918–1926

Appointments

  1. Kentucky Western District Court
    1946–1974 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Cumberland School of Law
    LL.B. · 1913
  2. Union University, Jackson, Tennessee
    A.B. · 1912