# Randolph Bryant
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{{Short description|American judge (1893–1951)}}
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| name = Randolph Bryant
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| office = Judge of the [United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas)
| term_start = January 24, 1931
| term_end = April 24, 1951
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| appointer = [Herbert Hoover](/source/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Herbert_Hoover)
| predecessor = [William Lee Estes](/source/William_Lee_Estes)
| successor = [Joseph Warren Sheehy](/source/Joseph_Warren_Sheehy)
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| birth_name = Randolph Bryant
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1893|05|02}}
| birth_place = [Sherman](/source/Sherman%2C_Texas), [Texas](/source/Texas)
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| education = [University of Texas, Austin](/source/University_of_Texas%2C_Austin) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [LLB](/source/Bachelor_of_Law))
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'''Randolph Bryant''' (May 2, 1893 – April 24, 1951) was a [United States district judge](/source/United_States_federal_judge) of the [United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas).
==Education and career==
Born in [Sherman](/source/Sherman%2C_Texas), [Texas](/source/Texas), Bryant received a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree from [the University of Texas at Austin](/source/the_University_of_Texas_at_Austin) in 1913 and a [Bachelor of Laws](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) from the [University of Texas School of Law](/source/University_of_Texas_School_of_Law) in 1916. He was a Captain in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) during [World War I](/source/World_War_I) from 1917 to 1919. He entered private practice in Sherman from 1919 to 1921 and was thereafter the [United States Attorney](/source/United_States_Attorney) for the Eastern District of Texas from 1921 to 1931.[{{FJC Bio|303|nid=1378481|name=Randolph Bryant}}]
==Federal judicial service==
On December 3, 1930, Bryant was nominated by President [Herbert Hoover](/source/Herbert_Hoover) to a seat on the [United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas) vacated by Judge [William Lee Estes](/source/William_Lee_Estes). Bryant was confirmed by the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) on January 13, 1931, and received his commission on January 24, 1931. He served in that capacity until his death on April 24, 1951.