William Taylor (Texas)
William McLaughlin Taylor, Jr. (1909-1985) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Taylor was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on June 28, 1966, to a seat vacated by Thomas Whitfield Davidson; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1966, and received commission on July 22, 1966. From 1973-1977, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 7, 1979. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on June 17, 1985.[1]
Early life and education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, LL.B., 1932[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, 1932-1933
- Assistant district attorney, Civil Department, State of Texas, 1933-1936
- Assistant city attorney, 1936-1939
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1939-1946
- U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Captain, 1944-1945
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1946-1949
- Judge, 134th District Court of Texas, Dallas County, 1949-1953
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1953-1966[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Texas
Taylor was nominated to the Northern District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on June 28, 1966, to a seat vacated by Thomas Whitfield Davidson; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1966, and received commission on July 22, 1966. From 1973-1977, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 7, 1979. He served the Northern District of Texas until his death on June 17, 1985.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Taylor's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Whitfield Davidson |
Northern District of Texas 1966–1979 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Jerry Buchmeyer
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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 | ||
