Background
Suttle, Dorwin Wallace was born on July 16, 1906 in Knox County, Indiana, United States. Son of William Sherman and Nancy Cordelia (Hungate).
Suttle, Dorwin Wallace was born on July 16, 1906 in Knox County, Indiana, United States. Son of William Sherman and Nancy Cordelia (Hungate).
Juris Doctor, University Texas, 1928.
Born in Knox County, Indiana, Suttle received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1928. He was in private practice in Uvalde, Texas from 1928 to 1964. He was a City attorney of Uvalde, Texas in 1929.
He was a County attorney of Uvalde, Texas from 1929 to 1936.
He was a Clerk to Vice President John Nance Garner from 1937 to 1941. He was a City attorney of Uvalde, Texas from 1937 to 1941.
United States. Navy, World World War World War II Suttle was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Suttle was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1964, to a seat vacated by Ben H. Rice.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30, 1964, and received his commission on July 2, 1964.
He assumed senior status on October 10, 1979. Suttle served in that capacity until his death, in San Antonio, Texas.
Son of; married Anne Elizabeth Barrett, February 1, 1939 (deceased). Children: Stephen Hungate, Nancy Joanna Suttle Walker (deceased). Married Lucile Cram Whitecotton, August 21, 1956.
Stepchildren: Fred and Frank Whitecotton.