Ben Clarkson Connally

Ben Clarkson Connally
Clarkson with his father in 1937
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office December 28, 1974 – December 2, 1975
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office 1962–1974
Preceded by	Allen Burroughs Hannay
Succeeded by	Reynaldo Guerra Garza
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office October 13, 1949 – December 28, 1974
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Seat established by 63 Stat. 493
Succeeded by	Robert J. O'Conor Jr.
Personal details
Born	Ben Clarkson Connally (1909-12-28)December 28, 1909 Marlin, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 2, 1975(1975-12-02) (aged 65) Brooks County Hospital, Falfurrias, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Texas at Austin (B.A.) University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.M.)

Ben Clarkson Connally (December 28, 1909 – December 2, 1975) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in Marlin, Texas, Connally received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Texas at Austin in 1930, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1933, and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1934. He was in private practice in Houston, Texas from 1934 to 1942. He was in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1945. He returned to private practice in Houston until 1949.^[1]

Federal judicial service

On September 23, 1949, Connally was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1949, and received his commission on October 13, 1949. He served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1959 to 1962. He served as Chief Judge from 1962 to 1974, assuming senior status on December 28, 1974, and remaining in that status until his death on December 2, 1975.^[1]

References

1. Ben Clarkson Connally at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Ben Clarkson Connally at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Connally, Ben C. and Louis Marchiafava. Ben Connally Oral History, Houston Oral History Project, April 2, 1975.

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 63 Stat. 493	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 1949–1974	Succeeded by Robert J. O'Conor Jr.
Preceded by Allen Burroughs Hannay	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 1962–1974	Succeeded by Reynaldo Guerra Garza