David Folsom

David Folsom
David Folsom
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
	In office; 2009–2012
Preceded by	Thad Heartfield
Succeeded by	Leonard Davis
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
	In office; March 17, 1995 – March 17, 2012
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Sam B. Hall, Jr.
Succeeded by	Robert W. Schroeder III
Personal details
Born	David Folsom[1]; March 12, 1947[1]; Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Spouse(s)	Judy Sullivan[1]
Education	University of Arkansas (BA); University of Arkansas School of Law (JD)

David Folsom (born March 12, 1947) is a retired United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, Folsom received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974.

He served as a school teacher at Arkansas Senior High School in Texarkana, Arkansas from 1969 to 1971.[1]

He was in private practice in Texarkana, Texas from 1974 to 1995. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney of Lafayette County, Arkansas from 1978 to 1981.

Federal judicial service

On January 11, 1995, Folsom was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Sam B. Hall, Jr.. Folsom was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1995, and received his commission the same day. He was Chief Judge from 2009 to 2012. He retired on March 17, 2012.

References

Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointees to the federal judiciary. pt. 1 (1996)

Sources

David Folsom at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Sam B. Hall, Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 1995–2012	Succeeded by Robert W. Schroeder III
Preceded by Thad Heartfield	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 2009–2012	Succeeded by Leonard Davis

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[CH-1] Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointees to the federal judiciary. pt. 1 (1996)