George Howard, Jr.
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Honorable George Howard Jr. |
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| Judge of the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas | |
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In office 1980 – 1990 (Eastern and Western Districts) 1990 - 2007 (Eastern District) |
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| Nominated by | President Jimmy Carter |
| Succeeded by | Brian Stacy Miller (Eastern District) |
| Associate Judge of the Arkansas State Court of Appeals | |
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In office 1979–1980 |
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| Nominated by | Governor Bill Clinton |
| Associate Justice, Arkansas State Supreme Court | |
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In office 1977–1979 |
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| Nominated by | Governor David Pryor |
| Personal details | |
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May 13, 1924 Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Died | April 21, 2007 (aged 82) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian Howard |
| Children | three daughters, one son |
| Alma mater | Lincoln University, University of Arkansas School of Law |
| Occupation | Judge, attorney |
| Profession | legal |
George Howard Jr. (May 13, 1924 – April 21, 2007) was an American World War II veteran, attorney, and a federal judge. He was the first African-American U.S. District Court judge in Arkansas. He initially served concurrently on the District Courts for both the Eastern District and Western District of Arkansas, then in 1990 was assigned exclusively to the Eastern District. Howard played an important role in the Whitewater controversy, presiding over several Whitewater-related cases, including the separate trials of Jim and Susan McDougal, and once called on President Bill Clinton to testify.
Howard was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 1924. As a teenager he left home to serve in the United States Navy during World War II, a time when he was subjected to racism that would inspire him to become a lawyer. Howard served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, and after completing his military service he finished high school and went on to Lincoln University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, where he graduated with honors from their pre-law program. He then entered the University of Arkansas and became the first African-American to live in campus housing at the school. Howard enrolled in law school at the university and received his juris doctorate in 1954. Hon. Mike Ross. Howard is named as one of the "Six Pioneers," the first six African-American students to attend to University of Arkansas School of Law. Howard then returned to Pine Bluff and established a law practice, which he operated from 1954–1977, and in 1979. During this period he ran his only political campaign, an unsuccessful city council bid, and served as president of the State Council of Branches for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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