Robert T. Dawson

Robert T. Dawson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
In office
April 7, 1998  August 14, 2009
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by H. Franklin Waters
Succeeded by Paul K. Holmes III
Personal details
Born 1938 (age 7778)
El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma mater University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas School of Law
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1961–1962

Robert T. Dawson (born 1938) is a United States federal judge.

Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Dawson received a B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1960 and was in the United States Army from 1961 to 1962, and in the Arkansas National Guard from 1962 to 1965. He received an LL.B. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1965, and was thereafter in private practice in Fort Smith, Arkansas until 1998.

On November 7, 1997, Dawson was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas vacated by H. Franklin Waters. Dawson was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 2, 1998, and received his commission on April 7, 1998. He assumed senior status on August 14, 2009.


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Preceded by
H. Franklin Waters
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
1998–2009
Succeeded by
Paul K. Holmes III
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