Thomas Martin Kennerly (January 24, 1874 – July 29, 1962) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Thomas Martin Kennerly
Born 1874 in Lee County, TX
Died 1962 in Houston, TX
FJC ID: 1260
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 6/year
Texas Southern District Court · 1931–1962
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, Houston, Texas1897–1931
- Harris County [Texas] District CourtSpecial judge · 1918
- Private practice, Giddings, Texas1893–1897
Appointments
1931–1962 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1893