Horace Taliaferro Ward was a lawyer, state legislator, and judge in Georgia.
18 Facts About Horace Ward
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Horace Ward challenged the racially discriminatory practices at the University of Georgia School of Law and was the first African American to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
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Horace Ward served in the Georgia Senate from 1965 to 1974.
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Horace Ward received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Morehouse College in 1949.
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Horace Ward received a Master of Arts from Atlanta University in 1950.
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Horace Ward received a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1959.
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Horace Ward was an instructor at Alabama State College from 1951 to 1953.
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Horace Ward was in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955, attaining the rank of Corporal.
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Horace Ward was an instructor at Alabama State College from 1955 to 1956.
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Horace Ward was a claims authorizer for the United States Social Security Administration in Chicago, Illinois, from 1959 to 1960.
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Horace Ward was in private practice of law in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1960 to 1974.
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Horace Ward was a deputy city attorney of Atlanta from 1969 to 1970.
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Horace Ward was an assistant county attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, from 1970 to 1974.
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Horace Ward was a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1965 to 1974.
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Horace Ward was a Judge of the Civil Court of Fulton County, Georgia from 1974 to 1977.
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Horace Ward was a judge of the Superior Court of Georgia from 1977 to 1979.
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Horace Ward was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 5,1979, and received his commission on December 6,1979.
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Horace Ward assumed senior status on December 31,1993, serving in that status until his death.