Algernon Lee Butler

Algernon Lee Butler (August 2, 1905 – September 5, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Algernon Lee Butler
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In office August 2, 1975 – September 5, 1978
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In office 1961–1975
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	John Davis Larkins Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In office August 31, 1959 – August 2, 1975
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Donnell Gilliam
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Algernon Lee Butler (1905-08-02)August 2, 1905 Clinton, North Carolina
Died	September 5, 1978(1978-09-05) (aged 73)
Education	University of North Carolina School of Law read law

Education and career

Born in Clinton, North Carolina, Butler attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, and read law in 1928 to enter the bar. He entered private practice in Clinton in 1928, and was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1931, and a county attorney of Sampson County, North Carolina from 1938 to 1951.

Federal judicial service

On July 28, 1959, Butler was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina vacated by Judge Donnell Gilliam. Butler was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 28, 1959, and received his commission on August 31, 1959. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1975, assuming senior status on August 2, 1975, and serving in that capacity until his death on September 5, 1978.

Sources

• Algernon Lee Butler at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.