Ernest Allen Guinn (September 29, 1905 – June 9, 1974) was a

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of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in

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, Guinn received a

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degree from the

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in 1925 and a

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from the

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in 1927. He was in private practice in

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, Texas from 1928 to 1930. He was an assistant city attorney of El Paso from 1935 to 1938, becoming the city attorney in 1938, and the county attorney of El Paso County, Texas from 1939 to 1954. Guinn then returned to private practice until 1966.

Federal judicial service

On June 28, 1966, Guinn was nominated by President

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to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the

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on July 22, 1966, and received his commission on July 27, 1966, serving in that capacity until his death on June 9, 1974, in El Paso.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guinn, Ernest Allen 1905 births 1974 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson 20th-century American judges People from Palestine, Texas 20th-century American lawyers University of Texas School of Law alumni