Claude Feemster Clayton

Claude Feemster Clayton
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
October 27, 1967 – July 4, 1969
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded bySeat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded byCharles Clark
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
In office
1966–1967
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byWilliam Colbert Keady
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
In office
March 12, 1958 – November 23, 1967
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byElijah Allen Cox
Succeeded byOrma Rinehart Smith
Personal details
Born
Claude Feemster Clayton

(1909-08-04)August 4, 1909
Tupelo, Mississippi
DiedJuly 4, 1969(1969-07-04) (aged 59)
EducationUniversity of Mississippi School of Law (LLB)

Claude Feemster Clayton (August 4, 1909 – July 4, 1969) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.