Hugh Franklin Waters (July 20, 1932 – April 16, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Education and career

Born in Hackett,

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, Waters received a

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in agricultural engineering from the

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in 1955. He was in the

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as a Lieutenant (JG) from 1955 to 1958. He was an agricultural engineer at the Ralston Purina Company in St. Louis,

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from 1958 to 1964. He received a

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from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1964. He was the company attorney at Ralston Purina from 1964 to 1966. He was in private practice of law in Springdale, Arkansas from 1967 to 1981. He was a part-time instructor at the University of Arkansas Law School in 1968.

Federal judicial service

Waters was nominated by President

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on August 28, 1981, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas vacated by Judge Paul X. Williams. He was confirmed by the

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on October 21, 1981, and received his commission on October 26, 1981. He served as Chief Judge from 1981 to 1997. He assumed senior status on August 1, 1997. His service was terminated on April 16, 2002, due to his death in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waters, Hugh Franklin Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas Agricultural engineers 1932 births 2002 deaths Saint Louis University School of Law alumni University of Arkansas alumni Ralston Purina United States Navy officers People from Springdale, Arkansas United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan