McCord, Leon Clarence Born June 21, 1878, in Conyers, GA Died February 11, 1952 Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 9, 1938, to a new seat authorized by 52 Stat. 584. Confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1938, and received commission on June 24, 1938. Assumed senior status on February 26, 1951. Service terminated on February 11, 1952, due to death. Education: Vanderbilt University Read law, 1900 Professional Career: Private practice, Scottsboro, Alabama, 1900-1903 Secretary, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1903-1909 Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1910-1916, 1935-1938 Railroad commissioner, State of Alabama, 1911-1915 Judge, Alabama Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1916-1935; presiding judge, 1919-1935 Democratic candidate for governor, Alabama, 1934