Henry Luesing Brooks

Henry Luesing Brooks
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
December 11, 1969 – December 30, 1971
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySeat established by 82 Stat. 184
Succeeded byPierce Lively
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
1960–1969
Preceded byRoy Mahlon Shelbourne
Succeeded byJames Fleming Gordon
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
In office
August 21, 1954 – December 12, 1969
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established by 68 Stat. 8
Succeeded byCharles M. Allen
Personal details
Born
Henry Luesing Brooks

(1905-12-05)December 5, 1905
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedDecember 30, 1971(1971-12-30) (aged 66)
Louisville, Kentucky
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin (AB)
Jefferson School of Law (LLB)

Henry Luesing Brooks (December 9, 1905 – December 30, 1971) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.