Homer Thornberry

Homer Thornberry
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office December 21, 1978 – December 12, 1995
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office July 1, 1965 – December 21, 1978
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.
Succeeded by	Reynaldo Guerra Garza
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office December 17, 1963 – July 1, 1965
Nominated by	John F. Kennedy
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	R. Ewing Thomason
Succeeded by	Jack Roberts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th district
In office January 3, 1949 – December 20, 1963
Preceded by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Succeeded by	J. J. Pickle
Personal details
Born	William Homer Thornberry (1909-01-09)January 9, 1909 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1995(1995-12-12) (aged 86) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Texas State Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Eloise Engle (1945–1989) Marian Harris Gilliam (1990–1995)
Children	3
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BBA, LLB)

William Homer Thornberry (January 9, 1909 – December 12, 1995) was an American politician and judge. He served as the United States representative from the 10th congressional district of Texas from 1949 to 1963. From 1963 to 1965 he was a judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, and he was a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1965 to 1978.