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. 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.
George Howard Jr.
Arkansas Western District Court
Born 1924 in Pine Bluff, AR
Died 2007 in Pine Bluff, AR
FJC ID: 1102
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- African American
Prior employment
- Arkansas Court of AppealsJudge · 1979–1980
- Private practice, Pine Bluff, Arkansas1954–1977, 1979
- Arkansas Supreme CourtJustice · 1977–1978
- Arkansas State Claims CommissionChairman · 1969–1977
- Arkansas Supreme CourtSpecial associate justice · 1976
U.S. Navy1943–1946
Appointments
1980–1990 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Reassignment
1980–2007 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- University of Arkansasjd
- Lincoln Universityba
- University of ArkansasB.S. · 1954
J.D. · 1954