Jerry Buchmeyer

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Jerry L. Buchmeyer
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
September 5, 2003 – September 21, 2009
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
1995–2001
Preceded byBarefoot Sanders
Succeeded byA. Joe Fish
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
October 5, 1979 – September 5, 2003
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byWilliam McLaughlin Taylor Jr.
Succeeded byJane J. Boyle
Personal details
BornJerry Lynn Buchmeyer[1]
(1933-09-05)September 5, 1933
DiedSeptember 21, 2009(2009-09-21) (aged 76)
EducationKilgore College (AA)
University of Texas at Austin (BA, LLB)

Jerry Lynn Buchmeyer (September 5, 1933 – September 21, 2009) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, Texas.

Early life and education

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Born in Overton, Texas, on September 5, 1933, Buchmeyer received an Associate of Arts degree from Kilgore Junior College (now Kilgore College) in 1953, his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1956, and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1957.

Career

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From 1958 to 1979, Buchmeyer worked in private law practice in Dallas at the law firm of Thompson & Knight.[2][3]

Federal judicial service

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Buchmeyer was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 3, 1979, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge William McLaughlin Taylor Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 4, 1979, and received his commission on October 5, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1995 to 2001.[4] He assumed senior status on September 5, 2003. His service terminated on September 21, 2009, due to his death in San Marcos, Texas.[2][3]

References

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  3. ^ a b Simnacher, Joe Judge Jerry Buchmeyer, who transformed Dallas public housing, dies at 76, Dallas Morning News, 2009-09-22, retrieved 2009-09-22
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