Ward, Horace Taliaferro Born 1927 in LaGrange, GA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia Nominated by Jimmy Carter on November 1, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 1979, and received commission on December 6, 1979. Assumed senior status on December 31, 1993. Education: Morehouse College, A.B., 1949 Atlanta University, M.A., 1950 Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1959 Professional Career: Instructor, Arkansas AM&N College, 1950-1951 Instructor, Alabama State College, 1951-1953 U.S. Army Corporal, 1953-1955 Instructor, Alabama State College, 1955-1956 Claims authorizer, U.S. Social Security Administration, Chicago, Illinois, 1959-1960 Private practice, Atlanta, Georgia, 1960-1974 Deputy city attorney, Atlanta, Georgia, 1969-1970 Assistant county attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, 1970-1974 Member, Georgia State Senate, 1965-1974 Judge, Civil Court of Fulton County, Georgia, 1974-1977 Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, 1977-1979