William Boyd Sloan (July 9, 1895 – October 22, 1970) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Gainesville,

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, Sloan

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to enter the bar in 1915. He was in private practice from 1915 to 1951. He was a member of the

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from 1927 to 1931. He was an assistant attorney general of the State of Georgia from 1932 to 1933. He was a Judge of the City Court of Hall County, Georgia from 1934 to 1945, and then of the Superior Court of Georgia for the Northeast Judicial Circuit, from 1945 to 1948.

Federal judicial service

On February 19, 1951, Sloan was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge M. Neil Andrews. Sloan was confirmed by the

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on March 20, 1951, and received his commission on March 23, 1951. He assumed

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on August 1, 1965, serving in that capacity until his death on October 22, 1970.

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