Herbert William Christenberry (December 11, 1897 – October 5, 1975) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Christenberry attended

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and was in the

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from 1917 to 1918 during

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. In 1924, he obtained a

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from

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. He was in private practice in New Orleans from 1924 to 1933. He was an assistant attorney of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans from 1933 to 1935. He was a deputy commissioner on the Louisiana Debt Moratorium Commission in 1935, and from 1935 to 1937 was an assistant district attorney of

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. He was an

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of the Eastern District of Louisiana from 1937 to 1942, and was then the

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for that district from 1942 to 1947.

Federal judicial service

Christenberry was nominated by President

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on July 11, 1947, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Adrian Joseph Caillouet. He was confirmed by the

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on December 18, 1947, and received his commission on December 20, 1947. He served as Chief Judge from 1949 to 1967. His service terminated on October 5, 1975, due to his death in Kentwood, Louisiana.

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