Odell Horton

Odell Horton
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
May 16, 1995 – February 22, 2006
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
1987–1994
Preceded byRobert Malcolm McRae Jr.
Succeeded byJulia Smith Gibbons
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
In office
May 12, 1980 – May 16, 1995
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byBailey Brown
Succeeded byBernice B. Donald
Personal details
Born
Odell Horton

(1929-05-13)May 13, 1929
Bolivar, Tennessee
DiedFebruary 22, 2006(2006-02-22) (aged 76)
Memphis, Tennessee
EducationMorehouse College (BA)
Howard University School of Law (LLB)

Odell Horton (May 13, 1929 – February 22, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.