George Howard Jr.

George Howard Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
In office
September 30, 1980 – April 21, 2007
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byRichard S. Arnold
Succeeded byBrian S. Miller
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
In office
September 30, 1980 – December 1, 1990
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byRichard S. Arnold
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
George Howard Jr.

(1924-05-13)May 13, 1924
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 2007(2007-04-21) (aged 82)
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BS, JD)

George Howard Jr. (May 13, 1924 – April 21, 2007) was an American World War II veteran, attorney, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He was the first African-American United States district judge in Arkansas.[1][2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Judge George Howard Jr. - Arkansas Black Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. ^ George Howard Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "George Howard Jr., 82; federal judge presided over Whitewater cases." Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2013.