Thomas Howard DuVal

Thomas Howard DuVal (1813-1880) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

He was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on February 26, 1857. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1857, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 10, 1880.^[1] DuVal was succeeded in this position by Ezekiel Turner.

Early life and education

• St. Joseph`s College, 1833
• Read law, 1837^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1837-1841
• Clerk, Court of Appeals, Leon County, Florida, 1841-1843
• U.S. Territorial Secretary, Territory of Florida, 1843-1846
• Reporter, Supreme Court of Texas, 1846
• Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1846-1855
• Secretary of state, State of Texas, 1851-
• Judge, Second Judicial District, State of Texas, 1855-1856^[1]

Judicial career

Western District of Texas

DuVal was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on February 26, 1857. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1857, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 10, 1880.^[1] DuVal was succeeded in this position by Ezekiel Turner.

External links

• Biography from The Handbook of Texas Online.
• Judge DuVal's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges nominated by Franklin Pierce
Pierce	Blackford • Campbell • Dunlop • DuVal • John James Gilchrist • Giles • Humphreys • Ingersoll • Love • Magrath • McAllister • McIntosh • Merrick • Ogier • Scarburgh • Smalley • Samuel Treat • Samuel Hubbel Treat • Willson

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Active judges	Chief Judge: Alia Moses   •  Samuel Biery  •  Xavier Rodriguez  •  Kathleen Cardone  •  Orlando Garcia  •  Jason Pulliam  •  David Counts  •  Robert Pitman  •  Leon Schydlower  •  Alan Albright  •  Ernesto Gonzalez (Texas)
Senior judges	Sam Sparks  •  David Briones  •  Frank Montalvo  •  Robert Junell  •  David Alan Ezra  •  James Nowlin  •  David Guaderrama  •
Magistrate judges	Victor Garcia  •  Jeff Manske  •  Collis White  •  Robert Castaneda  •  Anne Teresa Berton  •  Mark Lane (Texas)  •  Miguel Torres (Texas)  •  Henry J. Bemporad  •  Elizabeth Chestney  •  David Fannin  •  Dustin Howell  •  Richard Farrer  •  Ronald C. Griffin  •  Susan Hightower (Texas)  •
Former Article III judges	Thomas Howard DuVal  •  Ezekiel Turner  •  Edward Prado  •  Emilio Garza  •  Thomas Sheldon Maxey  •  William Robert Smith  •  Walter Smith Jr.  •  Harry Hudspeth  •  Earl Yeakel  •  Philip Martinez  •  William Furgeson  •  DuVal West  •  Charles Albert Boynton  •  Robert Johnston McMillan  •  William Steele Sessions  •  Lucius Bunton  •  Hipolito Garcia  •  Ernest Guinn  •  Walter Keeling  •  Ben Rice  •  Jack Roberts (Texas)  •  Clyde Shannon  •  Adrian Spears (Texas district court judge)  •  Dorwin Suttle  •  Robert Thomason  •  William Thornberry  •  John Wood (Texas)  •
Former Chief judges	Walter Smith Jr.  •  Harry Hudspeth  •  William Steele Sessions  •  Lucius Bunton  •  James Nowlin  •  Ben Rice  •  Jack Roberts (Texas)  •  Adrian Spears (Texas district court judge)  •