John B. Rector

John B. Rector (November 24, 1837 – April 9, 1898) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

John B. Rector
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office March 28, 1892 – April 9, 1898
Appointed by	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	Andrew Phelps McCormick
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	John B. Rector November 24, 1837 Jackson County, Alabama
Died	April 9, 1898 (aged 60) Dallas, Texas
Education	Yale University read law

Education and career

Born in Jackson County, Alabama, Rector graduated from Yale University in 1859 and read law to enter the bar in 1860. He entered private practice in Bastrop, Texas, interrupted by his service as a soldier in Terry's Texas Rangers during the American Civil War, beginning 1861. He was a district attorney of Travis County, Texas from 1866 to 1867, thereafter returning to private practice in Bastrop until 1871. He was a Judge of the 31st Judicial District of Texas from 1871 to 1876, when he again returned to private practice, in Austin, Texas.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 24, 1892, Rector was nominated by President Benjamin Harrison to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge Andrew Phelps McCormick. Rector was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1892, and received his commission the same day. Rector served in that capacity until his death on April 9, 1898, in Dallas, Texas.[1]

References

1. John B. Rector at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• John B. Rector at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.