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Howard A. Dawson, Jr.
Howard A. Dawson, Jr. was an Article I federal judge for the United States Tax Court. Dawson served two terms on the United States Tax Court before taking senior status. He was nominated to the first term by President John F. Kennedy (D) and the second by President Richard Nixon (R).[1][2] Dawson served as a senior status judge until he passed away July 15, 2016.[3]
Education
Dawson earned his B.S. from the University of North Carolina in 1946 and his J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law in 1949.[2]
Military
Dawson served in the U.S. Army Finance Corps from 1943 to 1945. He spent two years in the European Theater during World War II. After his active time he served in the Reserves as a Captain in the Finance Corps.[2]
Professional career
- 1991: Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, University of San Diego
- 1986-1989: Professor and Director, Graduate Tax Program, University of Baltimore Law School
- 1986: David Brennan Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Akron Law School
- 1950-1962: United States Treasury Department, Internal Revenue
- 1959-1962: Assistant Chief Counsel (Administration)
- 1958-1959: Personal Assistant to Chief Counsel
- 1958: Regional Counsel, Atlanta Region
- 1953-1957: Civil Advisory Counsel, Atlanta Region
- 1950-1953: Attorney, Civil Division, Office of Chief Counsel
- 1949-1950: Attorney, Private Practice, Washington D.C.
Judicial nominations and appointments
Tax Court
Dawson was nominated to the United States Tax Court by President John F. Kennedy (D) on August 21, 1962. He was reappointed on June 2, 1970, by President Richard Nixon (R). After his second term, which ended on June 1, 1985, he retired. Dawson served as chief judge of the court from July 1, 1973, to June 30, 1977, and July 1, 1983, to June 1, 1985. He was recalled to senior status in 1990.[2] He served as a senior judge until his death on July 15, 2016.[3]
Awards and associations
Associations
- American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
- Federal Bar Association
- Chi Psi
- Delta Theta Phi
- George Washington University Law Alumni Association[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
