 Ward served as reporter to the Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States 1961–1968; the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference, 1970–1971; and the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, 1971–1978.He was a member of the Standing Committee from 1978 until his death.Ward died in Austin, Texas, on May 7, 1982.