Appointed by Bill Clinton Name Robert Dawson Preceded by H. Franklin Waters Role Judge | Allegiance United States Succeeded by Paul K. Holmes III Years of service 1961–1962 | |
Alma mater University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas School of Law Education University of Arkansas School of Law, University of Arkansas | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Robert Toombs Dawson (born 1938) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
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Education and career
Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Dawson received a Bachelor of Arts degree 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 a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1965, and was thereafter in private practice in Fort Smith, Arkansas until 1998.
Federal judicial service
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.