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William McLaughlin Taylor Jr.

William McLaughlin Taylor Jr.

Texas Northern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Born 1909 in Denton, TX

Died 1985

FJC ID: 2350

William McLaughlin Taylor Jr. (February 7, 1909 – June 17, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Dallas, Texas
    1939–1946, 1946–1949, 1953–1966
  2. Dallas County [Texas] One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth District Court
    Judge · 1949–1953
  3. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve captain
    1944–1945
  4. Dallas, Texas
    Assistant city attorney · 1936–1939
  5. Dallas, Texas
    Assistant district attorney · 1933–1936
  6. Private practice
    1932–1933

Appointments

  1. Texas Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of TexasChief Judge
    1966–1985 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law)
    LL.B. · 1932