William Homer Thornberry
1909–1995 · Austin, TX
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas | Judge | John F. Kennedy (Democratic) | Dec 17, 1963 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Jul 3, 1965 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Judge | Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) | Jul 1, 1965 | Death, Dec 12, 1995 |
Education
- University of Texas, B.B.A., 1932
- University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1936
Professional Career
Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1936-1941, 1946-1948; State representative, Texas, 1937-1941; District attorney, Travis County, Texas, 1941-1942; U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, 1942-1946; City councilman, Austin, Texas, 1946-1948; U.S. representative from Texas, 1949-1963
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1982-1993
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 3,341 opinions from 1965 to 1995
- United States v. Juan Chapa-Garza, Jr. 1995
- John E. Corbally, James Furman, and Philip Grace, Liquidating Trustees v. W.R. Grace & Co. 1993
- Frank Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division 1993
- John Doe Individually and on Behalf of His Minor Two Children v. State of Louisiana, Paula Bennett and Sheryl George 1992
- Spencer Charles Parker v. Don Carpenter, Sheriff 1992
- Delta Truck & Tractor, Inc. v. J.I. Case Co. 1992
- R. Nelson Brunnemann, Cross-Appellant v. Terra International, Inc., Cross-Appellee 1992
- Davis v. Avondale Industries, Inc. 1992
- Junior Money Bags, Ltd. v. Segal 1992
- Alice Hobbs v. Clarence Hawkins, Etc. 1992
- Florence B. Corcoran Wife Of/and Wayne D. Corcoran v. United Healthcare, Inc., and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc. 1992
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Wright 1992
- Alfred Flowers, Cross-Appellant v. C. Paul Phelps v. Norman Johnson, David Blaylock and Robert McBride Cross-Appellees 1992
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Wright (In Re Still) 1992
- In the Matter of Wayne M. Laymon, Debtor. Theron Bradford, Trustee v. James Crozier, Trustee 1992
- R.M. Perez & Associates, Inc. v. Welch 1992
- Save Ourselves, Inc. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1992
- United States v. Logan P. Huntress 1992
- United States v. Roland M. Silva 1992
- Texas Learning Technology Group v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1992
- Murray v. Anthony J. Bertucci Construction Co. 1992
- United States v. The State of Mississippi, the State of Mississippi and the Newton County School District v. The Hickory Improvement Association, Etc. 1992
- Wilfred Academy of Hair and Beauty Culture, Houston, Texas v. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 1992
- Leroy Michel, Jr. And Cindy Michel, Cross-Appellants v. Total Transportation, Inc. And Assuranceforeningen Gard, Cross-Appellees 1992
- United States v. Frank Williams, Jr. 1992
- Gulf States Land & Development, Inc. v. Premier Bank N.A. 1992
- Entente Mineral Company v. Derek E. Parker, Pat M. Barrett 1992
- Alfred Flowers, Cross-Appellant v. C. Paul Phelps v. Norman Johnson, David Blaylock and Robert McBride Cross-Appellees 1992
- H. Ron STEPHENS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the C.I.T. GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC., Defendant-Appellant 1992
- Stowell v. Macandrews 1992
- United States v. Kenneth M. Comeaux, Edmund M. Reggie, Oscar W. Boswell, II 1992
- Ronald Nmn Johnston v. United States 1992
- Cushman v. Resolution Trust Co. 1992
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Loyd 1992
- United States v. Walter Kenneth Lee 1992
- United States v. Robert H. Bourgeois and Richard H. Crowe, Jr. 1992
- United States v. Gerald Francis McKnight 1992
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,094 Armando Saenz and Sylvia Saenz v. Keller Industries of Texas, Inc. 1992
- State of Mississippi, Office of the Governor Division of Medicaid v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1992
- United States v. Oscar Castaneda-Gallardo 1992
- United States v. Jean Marie St. Gelais 1992
- NCNB Texas National Bank v. King 1991
- Contractors Engineers International, Inc., D/B/A Trans-Vac Systems v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs 1991
- United States v. Ronald W. Plewniak 1991
- David E. Taurel v. Central Gulf Lines, Inc. 1991
- United States v. Adan Chavez, Arturo Campos, and Ray Garcia 1991
- United States v. David Michael Parziale, A/K/A Michael Thomas Barheimer 1991
- Charles Allen King v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division 1991
- Reed L. Guthrie v. Tifco Industries 1991
- United States v. Larry Kinder, United States of America v. David Kinder 1991
- Michael Don Micheaux v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division 1991
- Sims v. Great-West Life Assurance Co. 1991
- United States v. Darryl Wayne Campbell 1991
- Nl Industries, Inc. v. Ghr Energy Corporation, Southern States Exploration, Inc., and S.A. Holditch & Associates, Inc. 1991
- 1488, Inc. v. Philsec Investment Corp. 1991
- Joan Chason ALFORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC. and Don L. Harris, Defendants-Appellants 1991
- Sanders v. City of Brady (In re Brady, Texas, Municipal Gas Corp.) 1991
- United States v. Daniel Alfaro 1991
- In Re Harolyn Anderson, Debtor. Richard M. Anderson, Cross-Appellee v. Harolyn Anderson, Cross-Appellant, and John F. Bufe, Trustee 1991
- In the Matter of Richard A. Pierce, Debtor. State of Texas and the Texas State Employment Commission v. Richard A. Pierce 1991
- William L. McClure Jr. v. Zoecon, Inc., F/k/a Zoecon Industries, Inc. 1991
- Victor C. Baris v. Sulpicio Lines, Inc., Caltex Petroleum, Inc., Caltex Petroleum Corporation, and Caltex Oil Corporation 1991
- David Masinter, Cross-Appellant v. Tenneco Oil Co., Marlin Drilling Co., Inc., Cross-Appellee, and Liberty Mutual Ins., Co., Intervenor-Cross-Appellee 1991
- NL Industries, Inc. v. GHR Energy Corp. 1991
- NL Industries, Inc. v. GHR Energy Corp. 1991
- In the Matter of Placid Oil Company, Debtor. Professional Geophysics, Inc. v. Placid Oil Co. 1991
- William Crisman and Patricia Crisman v. Odeco, Inc. 1991
- Riverside Market Development Corp. v. International Building Products, Inc. 1991
- United States v. James Hamilton 1991
- United States v. Mario De Leon-Reyna 1991
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. v. Avco Corp. 1991
- Gerald L. Burge v. Joseph Eastburn, Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1991
- In the Matter of Fabricators, Inc., Debtor. Fabricators, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Technical Fabricators, Inc., Cross-Appellee 1991
- Sally Gahn v. Allstate Life Insurance Company 1991
- Michael David Winter, and Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Co., Intervenor-Appellant v. Brenner Tank, Inc. And Bar-Bel Fabricating Co., Inc. 1991
- Corbesco, Inc. v. Elizabeth Dole, Secretary, United States Department of Labor, and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 1991
- Migerobe, Inc. v. Certina Usa, Inc. 1991
- Elizabeth Diggs Edmundson, Edmundson Brothers Partnership, and Apex Enterprises, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam v. Amoco Production Company 1991
- James Osterberger, Jr. And Patricia Osterberger v. Relocation Realty Service Corporation 1991
- Stena Rederi AB v. Comision de Contratos del Comite Ejecutivo General del Sindicato Revolucionario de Trabajadores Petroleros de la Republica Mexicana, S.C. 1991
- James Armstrong v. Trico Marine, Inc., and Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co. 1991
- United States v. Jackie Wayne Blankenship 1991
- Houston Oil and Minerals Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1991
- Rock v. Huffco Gas & Oil Co. 1991
- Graham v. Milky Way Barge, Inc. 1991
- United Companies Financial Corporation v. Mellon Financial Services Corporation 7, and Paul R. Valteau, Jr. 1991
- Threlkeld v. Haskins Law Firm 1991
- Alcide Foret and Bobby J. Dantin v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. 1991
- Antonio Chiari v. City of League City 1991
- United States v. Juan Miguel Lopez-Escobar 1991
- Bess Caroline Molett, Ind., Etc. v. Penrod Drilling Company, Gearench, Inc., Third Party v. Columbus-Mckinnon, Inc., Third Party 1990
- United States v. Lot 9, Block 2 of Donnybrook Place 1990
- Leopold Lee Pedraza v. Dalton G. Meyer 1990
- Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Yost 1990
- United States v. Uriel Lara-Velasquez 1990
- Steven Carl Fruge and Penny Stelly Fruge v. Penrod Drilling Co. 1990
- United States v. Earl Brookins 1990
- United States v. Gustavo Giraldo-Lara and Aura Giraldo 1990
- United States v. John Curtis Kindred 1990
- United States v. Robert Simmons 1990