Henry Luesing Brooks (December 9, 1905 – December 30, 1971) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Henry Luesing Brooks
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
December 11, 1969 – December 30, 1971
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 82 Stat. 184
Succeeded byPierce Lively
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
1960–1969
Preceded byRoy Mahlon Shelbourne
Succeeded byJames Fleming Gordon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
August 21, 1954 – December 12, 1969
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established by 68 Stat. 8
Succeeded byCharles M. Allen
Personal details
Born
Henry Luesing Brooks

(1905-12-05)December 5, 1905
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedDecember 30, 1971(1971-12-30) (aged 66)
Louisville, Kentucky
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin (AB)
Jefferson School of Law (LLB)

Education and career

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Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Brooks received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1927 and a Bachelor of Laws from the Jefferson School of Law (now the University of Louisville School of Law in 1929. He was in private practice in Louisville from 1929 to 1954. He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He was a judge of the Jefferson County Circuit Court from 1946 to 1948, and was then a member of the faculty of the Jefferson School of Law from 1948 to 1952.[1]

Federal judicial service

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On August 16, 1954, Brooks was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky created by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 18, 1954, and received his commission on August 21, 1954. He served as Chief Judge from 1960 to 1969. His service terminated on December 12, 1969, due to his elevation to the Sixth Circuit.[1]

On August 13, 1969, President Richard Nixon nominated Brooks for elevation to a new seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created by 82 Stat. 184. The Senate confirmed Brooks to the Sixth Circuit on December 10, 1969, and he received his commission on December 11, 1969. Brooks served in that capacity until his death on December 30, 1971, in Louisville.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Henry Luesing Brooks at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "HENRY BROOKS".

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 68 Stat. 8
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
1954–1969
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
1960–1969
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Seat established by 82 Stat. 184
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1969–1971
Succeeded by