George Howard, Jr.

Who was George Howard, Jr.?

George Howard, Jr. was an American World War II veteran, attorney, and federal judge. He was the first African-American U.S. District Court judge in Arkansas. He initially served concurrently on the District Courts for both the Eastern District and Western District of Arkansas, then in 1990 was assigned exclusively to the Eastern District. Howard played an important role in the Whitewater controversy, presiding over several Whitewater-related cases, including the separate trials of Jim and Susan McDougal, and once called on President Bill Clinton to testify.