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Horace Taliaferro Ward
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Horace Taliaferro Ward served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Dec 5, 1979. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Dec 5, 1979
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1927
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of GeorgiaJimmy Carter · Dec 5, 1979 – Apr 23, 2016
Education
- Morehouse CollegeA.B., 1949
- Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University)M.A., 1950
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1959
Career
Instructor, Arkansas AM&N College, 1950-1951; Instructor, Alabama State College, 1951-1953, 1955-1956; U.S. Army corporal, 1953-1955; Claims authorizer, U.S. Social Security Administration, Chicago, Illinois, 1959-1960; Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1960-1974; Deputy city attorney, Atlanta, Georgia, 1969-1970; Assistant county attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 1970-1974; State senator, Georgia, 1965-1974; Judge, Fulton County [Georgia] Civil Court, 1974-1977; Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, 1977-1979
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