Hugh Franklin Waters

Judge Hugh Franklin Waters

Personal

Birthday:

7/20/1932

Birthplace:

Hackett, AR

Date of Death:

4/16/2002

Place of Death:

Fayetteville, AR

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Navy lieutenant junior grade, 1955-1958
Engineer and attorney, Ralston-Purina Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1958-1966; company attorney, 1964-1966
Private practice, Springdale, Arkansas, 1967-1981
Part-time instructor, University of Arkansas Law School, 1968

Education

Name of School:

University of Arkansas

Degree:

B.S.Ag.E.

Degree Year:

1955

Name of School - Second:

Saint Louis University School of Law

Saint Louis University is a Jesuit, Catholic university ranked among the top research institutions in the nation. The University fosters the intellectual and character development of more than 12,000 students on campuses in St. Louis and Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi and the second oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Through teaching, research, health care and community service, Saint Louis University is the place where knowledge touches lives.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1964

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas

Court Name:

Arkansas Western District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/26/1981

Retirement from Active Service:

8/1/1997

Termination Date:

4/16/2002

Termination Reason:

Death