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In 1857, congress created the Eastern and Western District of Texas. Texas continued to grow, and in 1879, congress formed the Northern District. As the railroads continued to expand and fuel the Texas economy, congress created the Southern District on July 1, 1902. [5] Marcus C. McLemore (1902-1906) Lodowick McDaniel (1906-1914)
August 14, 1984 (1921–1921 1/2 Ave. D: Galveston: Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA: 8: Building at 1925–1927 Market Street
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In 1865 it was the site of the ceremony officially ending the war in Galveston. The U.S. Government resumed occupancy that year after making extensive repairs. It served as a courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from 1862 until 1891, and was then retired from court service for a time.
The building serves as the federal court for the Galveston Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Constructed in 1937, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as Galveston U.S. Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse , [ 1 ] the building is home a number of federal agencies, and ...
District attorneys in Alaska are based on the locations of district courts. Some districts share district attorneys, however. Some districts share district attorneys, however. Alaskan district attorneys are appointed by the Alaska Attorney General , currently Treg Taylor .
One Moody Plaza is also known as the American National Insurance Company Building, named for a company founded by William Lewis Moody in 1905. The insurance company employed 70 people in its Galveston office by in 1912, a number that increased to 500 by 1928, when it had already acquired 27 other insurance companies.
He received his judicial commission on April 22, 2015, [6] and was assigned to the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas. [13] He is the first African-American federal judge to preside over the Galveston court. Hanks has been mentioned as a possible nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [14]