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George Howard Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas · 1980
George Howard Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. George Howard Jr. (May 13, 1924 – April 21, 2007) was an American World War II veteran, attorney, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He was the first African-American United States district judge in Arkansas.
Education
- University of ArkansasB.S., 1954
- University of Arkansas School of LawJ.D., 1954
Career
U.S. Navy, 1943-1946; Private practice, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1954-1977, 1979; Chairman, Arkansas State Claims Commission, 1969-1977; Special associate justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1976; Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court, 1977-1978; Judge, Arkansas Court of Appeals, 1979-1980
Biography
George Howard Jr. (May 13, 1924 – April 21, 2007) was an American World War II veteran, attorney, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He was the first African-American United States district judge in Arkansas.
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