Halbert Woodward
Halbert Owen Woodward (1918-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Woodward was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat vacated by Joseph Dooley; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1968, and received commission on the next day. From 1977-1986, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on December 30, 1986. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on October 2, 2000.[1]
Early life and education
- University of Texas, B.B.A., 1940
- University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1940[1]
Professional career
- Hearing examiner, Texas Employment Commission, 1940-1941
- Title examiner, Humble Oil and Refining Company, 1941-1942
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant, 1942-1945
- Land and title supervisor, Humble Oil and Refining Company, 1945-1949
- Private practice, Coleman, Texas, 1949-1968
- Member, State of Texas, Highway Commission, 1959-1968
- Chairman, 1967-1968[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Texas
Woodward was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat vacated by Joseph Dooley; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1968, and received commission on the next day. From 1977-1986, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on December 30, 1986. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on October 2, 2000.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Woodward's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph Dooley |
Northern District of Texas 1968–1986 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Sam Cummings
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
