Background
FOLSOM, DAVID was born on March 12, 1947 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, United States.
FOLSOM, DAVID was born on March 12, 1947 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, United States.
University of Arkansas (Bachelor of Arts, 1969. Juris Doctor, 1974). Delta Theta Phi. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Lafayette County, 1977-1980.
City Attorney, Lewisville, 1977-1980.
Born in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, Folsom received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974. He was in private practice in Texarkana, Texas from 1974 to 1995. He was a deputy prosecuting attorney of Lafayette County, Arkansas from 1978 to 1981.
On January 11, 1995, Folsom was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Sam B. Hall, Junior.
Folsom was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1995, and received his commission the same day. He retired on March 17, 2012.
Texarkana, Southwest Arkansas, North East Texas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Personal Injury and Workers Compensation.