Thomas Clark Trimble III
{{Short description|American judge}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
| term_start = January 14, 1957
| term_end = July 6, 1965
| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
| term_start1 = 1948
| term_end1 = 1957
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| successor1 = J. Smith Henley
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
| term_start2 = June 18, 1937
| term_end2 = January 14, 1957
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| predecessor2 = John Ellis Martineau
| successor2 = J. Smith Henley
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| birth_place = Lonoke, Arkansas
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| death_place = Little Rock, Arkansas
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Thomas Clark Trimble III (August 27, 1878 – July 6, 1965) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Education and career
Born in Lonoke, Arkansas, Trimble received a Bachelor of Laws in 1902 from the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville. He was in private practice in Lonoke from 1902 to 1937.{{FJC Bio|2414|nid=1388946|name=Thomas Clark Trimble III}}
Federal judicial service
On June 17, 1937, Trimble was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas vacated by Judge John Ellis Martineau. Trimble was confirmed by the United States Senate, and received his commission on June 18, 1937. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1957 and assumed senior status on January 14, 1957. Trimble served in that capacity until his death on July 6, 1965, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Family
Trimble married Elsie Jane Walls.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} The couple had a daughter, Elsijane Trimble Roy, who was appointed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
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- {{FJC Bio|2414|nid=1388946|name=Thomas Clark Trimble III}}
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Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Category:Lawyers from Little Rock, Arkansas
Category:People from Lonoke, Arkansas
Category:University of Arkansas School of Law alumni
Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges