Halbert Owen Woodward

Halbert Owen Woodward (April 8, 1918 – October 2, 2000) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Halbert Owen Woodward
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
December 30, 1986  October 2, 2000
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
1977–1986
Preceded byWilliam McLaughlin Taylor Jr.
Succeeded byRobert William Porter
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
June 7, 1968  December 30, 1986
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJoseph Brannon Dooley
Succeeded bySamuel Ray Cummings
Personal details
Born
Halbert Owen Woodward

(1918-04-08)April 8, 1918
Coleman, Texas
DiedOctober 2, 2000(2000-10-02) (aged 82)
Brownwood, Texas
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (B.B.A.)
University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Coleman, Texas, Woodward received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1940 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1940. He was a hearing examiner for the Texas Employment Commission from 1940 to 1941. He was a title examiner for the Humble Oil and Refining Company from 1941 to 1942. He was in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant during World War II, from 1942 to 1945. He was a land and title supervisor for the Humble Oil and Refining Company from 1945 to 1949. He was in private practice in Coleman from 1949 to 1968. He was a member of the Highway Commission of the State of Texas from 1959 to 1968, and Chairman from 1967 to 1968.[1]

Federal judicial service

Woodward was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge Joseph Brannon Dooley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 1968, and received his commission on June 7, 1968. He served as Chief Judge from 1977 to 1986. He assumed senior status on December 30, 1986. Woodward served in that capacity until his death on October 2, 2000 in Brownwood, Texas.[1]

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Preceded by
Joseph Brannon Dooley
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
1968–1986
Succeeded by
Samuel Ray Cummings
Preceded by
William McLaughlin Taylor Jr.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
1977–1986
Succeeded by
Robert William Porter
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