Heartsill Ragon
Heartsill Ragon (1885-1940) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 12, 1933 to replace Frank Youmans. He was confirmed by the Senate that same day, and received commission on May 17th. He served on this court until his death on September 15, 1940. Ragon was succeeded in this position by John Elvis Miller.
Early life and education
- Washington and Lee University, LL.B., 1908
Professional career
- Private practice, Clarksville, Arkansas, 1908-1923
- Arkansas state representative, 1911-1913
- District attorney, Clarksville, Arkansas, 1916-1920
- U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 1923-1933
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Arkansas
Ragon was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 12, 1933 to replace Frank Youmans.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate that same day, and received commission on May 17th. He served on this court until his death on September 15, 1940. Ragon was succeeded in this position by John Elvis Miller.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Frank Youmans |
Western District of Arkansas 1933–1940 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: John Elvis Miller
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Barry Bryant • Erin Wiedemann • Mark E. Ford • Christy Comstock • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Harry Barnes • Richard Arnold (Arkansas) • Terry Shell • Morris Arnold • Daniel Ringo • Hugh Waters • Henry Clay Caldwell • Isaac Charles Parker • William Story • John Henry Rogers • Frank Youmans • Heartsill Ragon • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Jesse Henley • Susan Webber Wright • George Howard • Elsijane Roy • Paul Williams • Paul K. Holmes • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Jimm Hendren • Hugh Waters • Harry Lemley • John Elvis Miller • Oren Harris • Paul Williams • Paul K. Holmes • | ||
