Mahon, Eldon Brooks Born April 9, 1918, in Loraine, TX Died December 3, 2005, in Fort Worth, TX Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on June 23, 1972, to a seat vacated by Joe Ewing Estes. Confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1972, and received commission on July 3, 1972. Assumed senior status on October 1, 1989. Service terminated on December 3, 2005, due to death. Education: McMurry College, B.A., 1939 University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1942 Professional Career: U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945 Law clerk, Hon. J. E. Hickman, Supreme Court of Texas, 1945-1946 County attorney, Mitchell County, Texas, 1947 District attorney, Thirty-Second Judicial District, Texas, 1948-1960 Judge, Texas District Court, Thirty-Second Judicial District, 1961-1963 Vice president, Texas Electronic Service Company, 1963-1964 Private practice, Abilene, Texas, 1964-1968 U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1968-1972