Reavley, Thomas Morrow Born 1921 in Quitman, TX Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Nominated by Jimmy Carter on May 17, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat.1629. Confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 1979, and received commission on July 13, 1979. Assumed senior status on August 1, 1990. Education: University of Texas, B.A., 1942 Harvard Law School, J.D., 1948 University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1983 Professional Career: U.S. Navy, 1942-1946 Assistant district attorney, Dallas, Texas, 1948-1949 Private practice, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1949-1951 County attorney, Nacogdoches County, Texas, 1951 Private practice, Lufkin, Texas, 1951-1952 Private practice, Jasper, Texas, 1952-1955 Secretary of state, State of Texas, 1955-1957 Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1957-1964, 1977-1979 Judge, Travis County [Texas] One Hundred and Sixty-Seventh District Court, 1964-1968 Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1968-1977 Special judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1978 Oral History