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judge on US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1954-1981
chief judge of US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1961-1967
issued order nullifying lower court's postponement of Chalayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton Holmes' enrollment at University of Georgia 1961
helped expedite racial integration of South, particularly of educational institutions
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