▁Method ist ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁district ▁att orney ▁of ▁Dallas ▁County , ▁Texas , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Dallas ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Texas ▁state ▁representative ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁in ▁Dallas , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Mal oney ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Academy ▁Award - win ning ▁actress ▁Dor othy ▁Mal one . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁Mal oney ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Texas , ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁seat ▁created ▁by ▁ 9 8 ▁Stat . ▁ 3 3 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Mal oney ▁is ▁currently ▁in ▁in active ▁senior ▁status ,