Luther Boyd Eubanks
Luther Boyd Eubanks (born July 31, 1917 in Caprock , Lea County , New Mexico , † January 21, 1996 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appointment by President Lyndon B. Johnson , he served as a federal judge from 1965 to 1986 .
Career
After attending school, Luther Eubanks enrolled at the University of Oklahoma in Norman , where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1940 . It followed in 1942 the Bachelor of Laws at the Law School of the same university. He then joined the US Army during World War II , where he served as a technician from 1942 to 1945. After retiring from the military, he became a prosecutor in Cotton County , Oklahoma; he held this position from 1946 to 1949. Afterwards Eubanks was from 1949 to 1952 a member of the House of Representatives from Oklahoma for the Democratic Party . From 1950 to 1956 he practiced as a private lawyer in Walters ; then he sat until 1965 as a judge at a district court.
On July 19, 1965, President Johnson appointed Eubanks a judge in the federal district court for the western district of Oklahoma; the seat in question had previously been newly established. After confirmation by the US Senate, which took place on August 11 of the same year, he was able to take office immediately. From 1982 he was the chief judge of this federal court . On June 30, 1986, he switched to senior status and thus effectively retired. His seat fell to Layn R. Phillips ; the court was chaired by Ralph Gordon Thompson . Luther Eubanks officially resigned from his judicial office on August 31, 1987.
Web links
- Luther Boyd Eubanks in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eubanks, Luther Boyd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caprock , New Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1996 |
| Place of death | Oklahoma City , Oklahoma |