Clyde Frederick Shannon Jr. (born December 17, 1942) is a former United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Shannon received a

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from

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in 1965 and a

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from the

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in 1968. He was in private practice in

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, Texas from 1968 to 1975. He was a judge of the 131st District Court of Texas from 1975 to 1980.

Federal judicial service

Shannon was nominated by President

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on December 19, 1979, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Dorwin Wallace Suttle. He was confirmed by the

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on June 18, 1980, and received his commission the same day. Shannon served until his resignation on January 1, 1984.

Post judicial service

Shannon returned to the private practice of law in San Antonio following his resignation from the federal bench.

References

Sources

* 1942 births Living people Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas Loyola University New Orleans alumni People from Marshall, Texas United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter University of Texas School of Law alumni {{US-federal-judge-stub