[1] Born in Dallas, Maloney received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1956 and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1960.
He was an associate justice of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Judicial Circuit in Dallas, from 1983 to 1985.
[2] Maloney is also the brother of the late Academy Award-winning actress Dorothy Malone.
[3] Maloney was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 23, 1985, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, to a new seat created by 98 Stat.
Maloney is currently in inactive senior status, meaning that he does not hear cases or participate in the business of the court.