Odell Horton

1929–2006 · Bolivar, TN

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)May 12, 1980Death, Feb 22, 2006

Education

  • Morehouse College, B.A., 1951
  • Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1956

Professional Career

U.S. Marine Corps, 1946-1947, 1951-1953; Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1957-1962; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1962-1968; Director, Division of Hospital and Health Services, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968; Judge, Shelby County [Tennessee] Criminal Court, 1969-1970; President, LeMoyne-Owen College, 1970-1974; Commentator, WREC-TV (CBS), Memphis, Tennessee, 1972-1974; Director, Community Health Services, Mid-South Medical Center Council, Memphis, Tennessee, 1974-1976

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Tennessee, 1976-1980

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