(Biographical information from the Federal Judicial Center, http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf, April 2007)

Born 5/18/1917, in Saint Joe, AR.
Died 10/18/1997, in Harrison, AR.

Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas.
Received a recess appointment by President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican), on 10/25/1958.
Nominated on 01/17/1959.
Service terminated on 09/11/1959 due to non-confirmation of the recess appointment.

Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas.
Nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) on 08/18/1959; confirmed by the Senate on 09/02/1959; received judicial commission on 09/08/1959.
Served as Chief Judge from 01/01/1959 to 01/01/1975.
Service terminated on 03/24/1975 due to elevation to another court.

Judge, U. S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas.
Nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) on 08/18/1959; confirmed by the Senate on 09/02/1959; received judicial commission on 09/08/1959.
Service terminated on 03/24/1975 due to elevation to another court.

Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Nominated by President Gerald Ford (Republican) on 01/28/1975; confirmed by the Senate on 03/13/1975; received judicial commission on 03/14/1975.
Assumed senior status on 05/31/1982.
Service terminated on 10/18/1997 due to death.

Education
University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1941.

Non-judicial Career
Private practice, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1941-1954
Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 1943-1945
Referee in Bankruptcy, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 1943-1945
Associate general counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1954-1956
Director, Office of Administrative Procedure, U.S. Department of Justice, 1956-1958

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