Background
Seals, Woodrow was born on December 24, 1917 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. Son of Charles Bradley and Ruby (Hughey) Seals.
Seals, Woodrow was born on December 24, 1917 in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States. Son of Charles Bradley and Ruby (Hughey) Seals.
Juris Doctor, University Texas, 1949.
Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana, Seals was a Major in the United States. Army Air Force from 1941 to 1946, and was thereafter a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States. Air Force Reserves. He received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1949, entering private practice in Houston, Texas from 1949 to 1961. He was a United States. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas from 1961 to 1966.
On June 28, 1966, Seals was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas created by 80 Statistics
75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 1966, and received his commission on July 23, 1966. He assumed senior status on December 25, 1982, serving in that capacity until his death, in Houston.
In addition to judicial work he gained notice as a humanitarian and shared the World Methodist Peace Award for 1987. Woodrow Bradley Seals at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Democratic presidential campaign manager, 1960. Served to lieutenant colonel United States Air Force.
Married Sarah Elizabeth Newman, June 1, 1942. 1 son, Bradley Newman.