Clarence W. Allgood

Clarence W. Allgood
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
January 9, 1973  November 30, 1991
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
In office
October 5, 1961  January 9, 1973
Appointed by John F. Kennedy
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Junius Foy Guin Jr.
Personal details
Born (1902-09-12)September 12, 1902
Birmingham, Alabama
Died November 30, 1991(1991-11-30) (aged 89)
Birmingham, Alabama
Alma mater Alabama Polytechnic Institute B.S.
Birmingham School of Law LL.B.
Profession Attorney

Clarence William Allgood (September 12, 1902 November 30, 1991) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

Biography

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Allgood received a Bachelor of Science from Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1926 and a Bachelor of Laws from Birmingham School of Law in 1941. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from 1937 to 1961.

District Court service

On October 5, 1961, Allgood received a recess appointment from John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama created by 75 Stat. 80. Formally nominated on January 15, 1962, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received his commission on February 9, 1962. He assumed senior status on January 9, 1973, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1991, in Birmingham.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
new seat
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
1962–1973
Succeeded by
Junius Foy Guin Jr.
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