Daniel Holcombe Thomas

Who was Daniel Holcombe Thomas?

Daniel Holcombe Thomas was a United States federal judge.

Born in Prattville, Alabama, Thomas received an LL.B. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1928. He was in private practice in Mobile, Alabama from 1929 to 1943. He was an Assistant solicitor, Mobile County, Alabama from 1932 to 1939. He was an Acting solicitor, Mobile County, Alabama in 1943. He was in the United States Navy Lieutenant during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice in Mobile, Alabama from 1946 to 1951.

Thomas was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Thomas was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on January 29, 1951, to a seat vacated by John McDuffie. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 1951, and received his commission on March 9, 1951. He served as chief judge from 1966-1971. He assumed senior status on August 25, 1971. Thomas served in that capacity until April 13, 2000, due to his death.

He died in Mobile, Alabama.