Glen H. Davidson

Glen H. Davidson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
Incumbent
Assumed office June 1, 2007
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office 2000–2007
Preceded by	Neal Brooks Biggers Jr.
Succeeded by	Michael P. Mills
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
In office October 17, 1985 – June 1, 2007
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded by	Sharion Aycock
Personal details
Born	(1941-11-20) November 20, 1941 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S.
Spouse	Bonnie Davidson
Children	2
Education	University of Mississippi (BA, JD)

Glen H. Davidson (born November 20, 1941) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.

Education and career

Davidson was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 1962 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1965. He was a city prosecutor for Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1965. He was a United States Air Force captain, JAG Corps from 1966 to 1969, thereafter entering private practice in Tupelo from 1969 to 1981. He was an assistant district attorney of First Judicial District of Mississippi from 1969 to 1974 and a district attorney of First Judicial District of Mississippi in 1975. He was the United States attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi from 1981 to 1985.

Federal judicial service

On July 23, 1985, Davidson was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 17, 1985, and received his commission on October 17, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 2000 to 2007, assuming senior status on June 1, 2007.

Sources

• Glen H. Davidson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.