- Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale
Rhesa Barksdale (born 1944) is a
federal judge on theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit .Early life and education
Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale was born in
Jackson, Mississippi . He is a graduate of West Point and theUniversity of Mississippi School of Law, where he was a member of the Mississippi Alpha chapter of thePhi Delta Theta men's fraternity.Career
Barksdale, an appointee of
George H.W. Bush has served on the Fifth Circuit since 1990. Prior to his judgeship, Barksdale was an attorney at Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada, a law firm based inJackson, Mississippi . Judge Barksdale is a former clerk for JusticeByron White .He is also the brother of former Netscape CEO
Jim Barksdale .External links
* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=98 Entry at fjc.gov]
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