Middle District of Alabama
History
The Middle
District of Alabama was established on February 06, 1839. In 1893,
the Middle District was given separate Marshals status by the Act of
March 03, 1893. The following is a listing of former United States Marshals for the Middle District of Alabama.
| MARSHAL |
DATE |
VICE |
| Tisdale,
William H. |
May
26, 1893 (R)
August 22, 1893 (S)
|
Original
Appointment |
| Bryan,
Leander J. |
September
17, 1897 (R)
January 31, 1898 (S)
January 13, 1902 (S)
|
Tisdale
(Term Expired) |
| Judkins,
James H. |
December
12, 1905 (C)
|
Bryan
(Term Expired) |
| Walker,
Benjamin E. |
January
31, 1910 (C) |
Judkins
(Term Expired) |
| Cain,
McDuffie |
June
08, 1914 (C)
July 06, 1918 (C) |
Walker
(Resigned);
Walker , William R. (Declined Appointment) |
| Smith,
Douglas |
December
01, 1923 (R)
February 08, 1924 (C)
March 01, 1928 (C)
March 02, 1932 (C)
|
Cain
(Term Expired) |
| Smith,
Walter Bragg |
April
03, 1935 (C)
July 31, 1939 (C)
October 01, 1943 (C)
|
Smith,
D. (Removed) |
| Ellis,
Benjamin F. |
December
31, 1947 (R)
February 28, 1948 (C)
June 11, 1952 (C) |
Smith,
W.B. (Term Expired) |
| Prescott,
Charles Swann |
August
04, 1954 (C)
July 01, 1958 (C) |
Ellis
(Removed) |
| Parker,
William M., Jr. |
May
23, 1961 (C)
July 01, 1965 (C)
|
Prescott
(Separated) |
| Lunsford,
James T |
July 25, 1969 (C.A.)
November 05, 1969 (C)
November 20, 1973 (C) |
Parker (Resigned) |
| Lewis, Rufus A. |
December
18, 1977 |
Lunsford (Retired) |
| Jones, Melvin E. |
October 07, 1981 (C)
February 06, 1986 (C) |
Lewis (Term Expired) |
| Hudson, James W. |
January 01, 1989 (Acting) |
Jones (Retired) |
| Hickey, Lonnie R. |
February 01, 1989 (A.G.) |
|
| Bamberg, Walter |
February 09, 1990 (C) |
Hickey (Reassigned) |
| Fisher, Gerald P. |
November 02, 1993 (A.G.) |
Bamberg (Resigned) |
| Cauthen, Florence M. |
June 09, 1994 (C) |
Fisher |
|
Seroyer, Jr., Jesse |
March 13, 2002 (C) |
Cauthen |
|
Baylor, Arthur |
September 9, 2010 (C) |
Seroyer |
The following translation of
abbreviations applies to the list:
"R" - Recess appointment date
"S" - Senate Confirmation date (used from 1789-1903)
"C" - Commission date (used from 1903 to present)
"C.A." - Court Appointment date
"A.G." - Attorney General appointment date |
