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Paul Williams (Arkansas)
Paul X. Williams (1908-1994) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Williams was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated by John Elvis Miller; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1973 until he assumed senior status on October 31, 1981. He served until his death on January 24, 1994. Williams was succeeded in this position by Hugh Waters.
Early life and education
- University of Arkansas, B.A., 1929
- University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1930
Professional career
- U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1946
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Arkansas, 1947-1948
- Judge, Chancery Court of Arkansas, 1949-1967
Judicial career
Western District of Arkansas
Williams was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated by John Elvis Miller; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission that same day.[1] He served as chief judge from 1973 until he assumed senior status on October 31, 1981. He served until his death on January 24, 1994. Williams was succeeded in this position by Hugh Waters.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Elvis Miller |
Western District of Arkansas 1967–1981 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Hugh Waters
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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 | ||
