Dorwin Wallace Suttle (July 16, 1906 – September 29, 2001) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Knox County, Indiana, Suttle received a

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from the University of Texas School of Law in 1928. He was in private practice in Uvalde,

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from 1928 to 1964. He was city attorney of Uvalde in 1929. He was county attorney of Uvalde County from 1929 to 1936. He was clerk to Vice President

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from 1937 to 1941. He was city attorney of Uvalde from 1937 to 1941. He served in the

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during

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Federal judicial service

Suttle was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1964, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Ben Herbert Rice Jr. He was confirmed by the

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on June 30, 1964, and received his commission on July 2, 1964. He assumed

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on October 10, 1979. Suttle served in that capacity until his death on September 29, 2001, in

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, Texas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suttle, Dorwin Wallace 1906 births 2001 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson 20th-century American judges United States Navy personnel of World War II People from Knox County, Indiana University of Texas School of Law alumni People from Uvalde, Texas