Waller Thomas Burns (Texas judge)

Waller Thomas Burns

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

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Personal

Birthplace

La Grange, Texas

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Waller Thomas Burns (1858-1917) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 12, 1902 when a new seat was created by 32 Stat. 64, 65. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 1902. He served until his death on November 17, 1917. Burns was succeeded in this position by Joseph Chappell Hutcheson.

Burns was the first judge appointed to serve for the Southern District of Texas at the time it was established in 1902.

Professional career

• U.S. Customs Service
• Private practice, Galveston, Texas, 1882-1888
• Counsel, Houston & Texas Central Railroad, 1888-
• Texas state senator, 1897-1901

External links

• Biography from The Handbook of Texas Online.
• Judge Burns's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Southern District of Texas 1902–1917 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Joseph Chappell Hutcheson