Sam Gilbert Bratton was a United States federal judge

United States federal judge

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Born in Kosse, Texas

Kosse, Texas

There were 205 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone...

, Bratton read law to enter the bar in 1909. He was in private practice in Farwell, Texas

Farwell, Texas

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 from 1909 to 1915. He was in private practice in Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 32,667 at the 2000 census; according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates, the population had risen to 37,775....

 from 1915 to 1918. He was a judge on the Fifth Judicial District of New Mexico from 1919 to 1922. He was an Associate justice, New Mexico Supreme Court from 1923 to 1924. He was a U.S. Senator from New Mexico from 1925 to 1933.

Bratton was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

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. Bratton was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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 on June 1, 1933, to a seat vacated by John Hazelton Cotteral

John Hazelton Cotteral

John Hazelton Cotteral was a United States federal judge. Cotteral was an appellate court judge on two Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Eighth and the Tenth....

. He was confirmed by the United States Senate

United States Senate

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 on June 1, 1933, and received his commission the same day. He served as chief judge from 1956-1959. He assumed senior status

Senior status

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 on March 1, 1961. Bratton served in that capacity until September 22, 1963, due to his death.

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