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John Howland Wood Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas · 1970
John Howland Wood Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Education
- St. Mary's University, TexasB.B.A., 1935
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1938
Career
Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 1938-1970; U.S. Navy ensign, 1944-1945; U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1945-1954
Biography
John Howland Wood Jr. (March 31, 1916 – May 29, 1979) was an American lawyer and judge from Texas. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1970 until his assassination in 1979. His murder was the first assassination of a federal judge in the 20th century.
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