Ezekiel B. Turner

Judge Ezekiel B. Turner

Personal

Birthday:

5/24/1825

Birthplace:

Putney, VT

Date of Death:

6/2/1888

Place of Death:

Austin, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Prosecutor, St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1850-
Justice of the peace, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1854-1861
Prosecutor, Brownsville, Texas, 1863-
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1866-1867
Attorney general, State of Texas, 1867-1870
Judge, Texas District Court, 1871- ; Thirty-Second Judicial District, 1871-1876; Sixteenth Judicial District, 1876-

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, March 1, 1879; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, March 19, 1879; rejected by Senate, April 2, 1879

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1848

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Western District Court

President Nominating:

Rutherford B. Hayes

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/20/1880

Termination Date:

06/02/1888

Termination Reason:

Death