Howard Athalone Dawson Jr.[1] (October 23, 1922 – July 15, 2016) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States Tax Court.
[2][3] Born in Okolona, Arkansas,[4] Dawson graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, D.C., in 1940.
Following the outbreak of World War II, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army Finance Corps from 1943–45, spending two years in European Theater.
He was recalled as senior judge to perform judicial duties in 1990 and served in that role until his death in 2016.
He then served in the United States Treasury Department, at the Internal Revenue Service, as an attorney and later as counsel, before his appointment to the Tax Court.