Joseph Brannon Dooley Explained

Joseph Brannon Dooley
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Term Start:October 1, 1966
Term End:January 19, 1967
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Term1:1959
Predecessor1:Thomas Whitfield Davidson
Successor1:Joe Ewing Estes
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Term Start2:July 9, 1947
Term End2:October 1, 1966
Appointer2:Harry S. Truman
Predecessor2:James Clifton Wilson
Successor2:Halbert Owen Woodward
Birth Name:Joseph Brannon Dooley
Birth Date:13 December 1889
Birth Place:San Angelo, Texas
Education:University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Joseph Brannon Dooley (December 13, 1889 – January 19, 1967) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in San Angelo, Texas, Dooley received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1911. He was in private practice in Amarillo, Texas from 1911 to 1947, serving as President of the State Bar of Texas from 1944 to 1945.

Federal judicial service

On January 8, 1947, Dooley was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge James Clifton Wilson. Dooley was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, 1947, and received his commission on July 9, 1947. He served as Chief Judge in 1959, and assumed senior status on October 1, 1966. Dooley served in that capacity until his death on January 19, 1967.