Finis E. Cowan

Finis E. Cowan (born October 16, 1929) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and is an attorney in private practice.

Finis E. Cowan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office June 14, 1977 – June 30, 1979
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	James Latane Noel Jr.
Succeeded by	Hugh Gibson
Personal details
Born	Finis E. Cowan October 16, 1929 Dallas, Texas
Education	Rice University (BA) University of Texas School of Law (LLB)

Education and career

Born on October 16, 1929, in Dallas, Texas, Cowan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in 1951 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1956, graduating Order of the Coif.[1] He was a United States Marine Corps Lieutenant during the Korean War, from 1951 to 1953. He was in private practice in Houston, Texas from 1956 to 1977.[2]

Federal judicial service

On May 19, 1977, Cowan was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the Galveston Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge James Latane Noel Jr.. Cowan was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 13, 1977, and received his commission on June 14, 1977. Cowan served in that capacity for just over two years, resigning on June 30, 1979, and returning to private practice in Houston.[2][1]

Post judicial service

Cowan has remained in the private practice of law since his resignation from the federal bench. He serves with the law firm of Yetter Coleman LLP and remains in active service as of April 2018.[1]

References

1. "Cowan, JR, Finis E. - Yetter Coleman LLP".
2. Finis E. Cowan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• Finis E. Cowan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.