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