When he was admitted to the
Kansas Bar Association, Huxman formed a partnership with Charles S. Fulton in
Hutchinson, Kansas. As well as being in private practice from 1919 to 1937, he was an assistant county attorney of Kansas from 1915 to 1919, a city attorney from 1919 to 1921, and a member of the Kansas State Tax Commission from 1931 to 1932. Huxman ran for re-election in 1938 but was defeated by Republican
Payne Ratner.
Federal judicial service Huxman was nominated by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 24, 1939, to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit vacated by Judge
Robert L. Williams. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on May 17, 1939, and received his commission on May 23, 1939. He assumed
senior status on April 1, 1957. His service terminated on June 25, 1972, due to his death. == Personal life ==