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Woodrow Seals

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Woodrow Seals

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Successor: Ricardo Hinojosa

Education

Law

University of Texas School of Law, 1949

Personal
Birthplace
Bogalusa, La.


Woodrow Bradley Seals (1917-1990) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Seals was nominated to the Southern District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on June 28, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1966, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on December 25, 1982. He served the Southern District of Texas until his death on October 27, 1990.[1] Seals was succeeded in this position by Ricardo Hinojosa.

Early life and education

  • University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1949[1]

Professional career

  • Major, U.S. Army Air Force, 1941-1946
  • U.S. Air Force Reserves Lieutenant Colonel
  • Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1949-1961
  • U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1961-1966[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of Texas

Seals was nominated to the Southern District of Texas by President Lyndon Johnson on June 28, 1966, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1966, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on December 25, 1982. He served the Southern District of Texas until his death on October 27, 1990.[1] Seals was succeeded in this position by Ricardo Hinojosa.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA-New Seat
Southern District of Texas
1966–1982
Seat #7
Succeeded by:
Ricardo Hinojosa