▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁James ▁Cl if ton ▁Wilson . ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Do ole y ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Texas ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁by ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁jud ges <0x0A> </s> ▁Ger ard ▁Anthony ▁Smith ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁– ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁music ian ▁and ▁member ▁of