William Sloan
William Boyd Sloan (1895-1970) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sloan was nominated by President Harry Truman on February 19, 1951, to a seat vacated by Maurice Andrews; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1951, and received his commission on March 23rd. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1965, and served in that capacity until his death on October 22, 1970.[1] Sloan was succeeded in this position by Sidney Smith.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1915
Professional career
- Private practice, 1915-1951
- Member, Georgia State General Assembly, 1927-1931
- Assistant attorney general, State of Georgia, 1932-1933
- Judge, City Court, Hall County, Georgia, 1934-1945
- Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, Northeast Judicial Circuit, 1945-1948
Judicial career
Northern District of Georgia
Sloan was nominated by President Harry Truman on February 19, 1951, to a seat vacated by Maurice Andrews; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1951, and received his commission on March 23rd. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1965, and served in that capacity until his death on October 22, 1970.[1] Sloan was succeeded in this position by Sidney Smith.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Maurice Andrews |
Northern District of Georgia 1951–1965 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Sidney Smith
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
