Adkins, Jesse
Corcoran
Born 4/13/1879 in Knoxville, TN
Died 3/29/1955 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on June 6, 1930; Confirmed by the Senate on June 17, 1930, and received commission on June 17, 1930. Assumed
senior status on 10/15/1946.Service terminated
on 3/29/1955,
due to death.
Education:
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B., 1899
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.M., 1900
Professional Career:
Assistant U.S. attorney, Washington, DC, 1905-1908
Special assistant to U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC, 1908-1911
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1908-1911
Assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC, 1911-1914
Special assistant to U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC, 1914-1916
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1916-1930
Faculty, Georgetown
University Law School, 1910-1945
Alvey, Richard
Henry
Born 3/6/1826 in
St. Mary`s County, MD
Died 9/14/1906 in Hagerstown, MD
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Justice, U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Grover Cleveland on April 14, 1893; Confirmed by the Senate on April 15, 1893, and received commission on April 15, 1893. Service terminated
on January 1, 1905, due to retirement.
Education:
Read Law, 1849
Professional Career:
Private practice, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1850-1867
Member, Maryland State
Legislature, 1867
Delegate, Maryland Constitutional Convention, 1867
Chief judge, Fourth Judicial
Circuit Court of Maryland, 1867-1883
Chief justice, Maryland Court
of Appeals, 1883-1893
Private practice, Hagerstown,
Maryland, 1904-1906
Anderson, Thomas
H.
Born 6/6/1848 in Belmont County, OH
Died 10/1/1916
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by William McKinley on December 5, 1901; Confirmed by the Senate on February 4, 1902, and received commission on February 6, 1902.Service terminated
on 10/1/1916,
due to death.
Education:
Mount Union College
Professional Career:
High school principal, Cambridge, Ohio, 1871
Private practice, Cambridge, Ohio, 1871-1889
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1889-1893
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1893-1899
U.S. Attorney for the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, 1899-1901
Arnold, Thurman
Wesley
Born 6/2/1891 in Laramie, WY
Died 11/0/1969
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 11, 1943; Confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1943, and received commission on March 11, 1943. Service terminated
on 7/9/1945,
due to resignation.
Education:
Princeton University, B.A., 1911
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1914
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Lieutenant, Field
Artillery, -1919
Private practice, Chicago,
Illinois, 1914-1919
Private practice, Laramie,
Wyoming, 1919-1927
Member, Wyoming House of Representatives, 1921
Mayor, Laramie, Wyoming,
1923-1924
Lecturer, University of
Wyoming, 1921-1926
Dean, College of Law, West
Virginia University, 1927-1930
Visiting professor, Yale
University, 1930-1931
Professor of law, Yale
University, 1931-1938
Special assistant to general
counsel, Agricultural Adjustment Administration, 1933
Assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice,
1938-1943
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1945-
Bailey, Thomas
Jennings
Born 6/6/1867 in Nashville, TN
Died 1/9/1963 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on May 16, 1918; Confirmed by the Senate on May 22, 1918, and received commission on May 22, 1918. Assumed
senior status on 11/1/1950. Service terminated
on 1/9/1963,
due to death.
Education:
Southwestern University,
A.B., 1884
Southwestern University,
A.M., 1885
Vanderbilt University, B.L., 1890
Professional Career:
Private practice, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1890, 1896-1900
Private practice, Seattle, Tennessee, 1893-1896
Private practice, Nashville,
Tennessee, 1902-1918
Special commissioner, 1915
Deputy clerk and master in
chancery, Nashville, Tennessee, 1915-1918
Barnard, Job
Born 6/8/1844 in Porter County,
IN
Died 2/28/1923 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by William McKinley on December 11, 1899; Confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1899, and received commission on December 19, 1899. Service terminated
on 6/8/1914,
due to retirement.
Education:
University of Michigan, LL.B., 1867
Professional Career:
U.S. Army, 1861-1865
Private practice, Crown Point, Indiana, 1867-1873
Assistant clerk, District of
Columbia Supreme Court, 1873-1876
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1876-1899
Professor, Georgetown University Law School
Bastian, Walter
Maximillian
Born 11/16/1891 in Washington, DC
Died 3/12/1975
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Harry S Truman on November 27, 1950; Confirmed by the Senate on December 14, 1950, and received commission on December 22, 1950. Service terminated
on 12/15/1954,
due to appointment to another judicial position.
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 27, 1950; Confirmed by the Senate on 12/2/1954, and received commission on 12/3/1954. Assumed
senior status on 3/16/1965. Service terminated
on 3/12/1975,
due to death.
Education:
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B., 1913
Professional Career:
First lieutenant, chemical warfare
service, World War I
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1915-1950
Lecturer, National University
School of Law, 1918-1948
Bates, John
D.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 4, 2001; Confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 2001, and received commission on December 14, 2001.
Education:
Wesleyan University, B.A., 1968
University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.,
1976
Professional Career:
First
lieutenant, U.S. Army, 1968-1971
Law clerk, Hon. Roszel C.
Thomsen, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1977-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of
Columbia, 1980-1987
Chief, Civil Division, Office
of the U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia, 1987-1997
Deputy independent counsel,
Office of the Independent Counsel, 1995-1997
Private practice, 1998-2001
Bazelon, David
L.
Born 9/3/1909 in Superior, WI
Died 2/19/1993 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Harry S Truman on January 5, 1950; Confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1950, and received commission on February 10, 1950. Served
as chief judge, 1962-1978. Assumed senior status on 6/30/1979. Service terminated on 2/19/1993,
due to death.
Education:
Northwestern University,
B.S.L, 1931
Read Law, 1932
Professional Career:
Private practice, Chicago,
Illinois, 1932-1935
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1935-1946
Assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Lands Division, 1946-1949
Bingham, Edward
Franklin
Born 8/13/1828 in West Concord, VT
Died 9/5/1907 in Union, WV
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Grover Cleveland on December 20, 1887; Confirmed by the Senate on 01/23/1888, and received commission on January 23, 1888. Service terminated
on 4/30/1903,
due to retirement.
Education:
Read Law, 1850
Professional Career:
Prosecuting attorney, Vinton County, Ohio, 1850-1855
Private practice, McArthur, Ohio, 1850-1861
Member, Ohio State House of Representatives, 1856-1857
Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1861-1867
City solicitor, Columbus, Ohio, 1867-1871
Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 1871-1873
Judge, Court of Common Pleas,
Fifth Judicial District, Columbus, Ohio, 1873-1888
Private practice, Columbus,
Ohio, 1903-1907
Bork, Robert
Heron
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on December 7, 1981; Confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1982, and received commission on February 9, 1982. Service terminated
on 2/5/1988,
due to resignation.
Education:
University of Chicago, B.A., 1948
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1953
Professional Career:
U.S. Marine Corps, 1945-1946, 1950-1952
Private practice, Chicago,
Illinois, 1955-1962
Professor, Yale Law School,
1962-1981
Solicitor General of the
United States, 1973-1977
Acting Attorney General of
the United States, 1973-1974
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1981-1982
Nominated to Supreme Court of
the United
States,
1987; rejected by Senate
Boudin, Michael
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on May 18, 1990; Confirmed by the Senate on August 3, 1990, and received commission on August 7, 1990. Service terminated
on 1/31/1992,
due to resignation.
U. S. Court of Appeals for
the First Circuit
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on May 18, 1990; Confirmed by the Senate on 5/21/1992, and received commission on 5/26/1992. Served as chief
judge, 2001 – present.
Education:
Harvard University, B.A., 1961
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1964
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Henry J.
Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1964-1965
Law clerk, Justice John
Harlan, Supreme Court of the United States, 1965-1966
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1966-1987
Visiting professor, Harvard
Law School, 1982-1983
Lecturer, Harvard Law School,
1983-1998
Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, 1987-1990
Bradley, Andrew
Coyle
Born 2/12/1844 in Washington, DC
Died 5/15/1902
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Benjamin
Harrison on March 19, 1889; Confirmed by the
Senate on March 23/1889, and received
commission on March 23, 1889.
Service terminated on 5/15/1902, due to death.
Education:
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1867
Professional Career:
Professor of law, Columbia University, Washington, DC
Brown, Janice
Rogers
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2005; Confirmed by the Senate on June 8, 2005, and received commission on June 10, 2005.
Education:
California State University, B.A., 1974
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law,
J.D., 1977
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M.,
2004
Professional Career:
Deputy legislative counsel,
Legislative Counsel Bureau, State of California, 1977-1979
Deputy attorney general,
Attorney General`s Office, California Department of Justice, 1979-1987
Deputy secretary &
general counsel, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, State of
California, 1987-1990
Private practice, California, 1990-1991
Legal affairs secretary,
Governor Pete Wilson`s Office, 1991-1994
Associate justice, California
Court of Appeals for the Third District, 1994-1996
Associate justice, California
Supreme Court, 1996-2005
Adjunct professor, University
of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1998-1999
Bryant, William
Benson
Born 9/18/1911 in Wetumpka, AL
Died 11/13/2005 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 12, 1965; Confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission on August 11, 1965. Served as chief
judge, 1977 - 1981.
Assumed senior status on 1/31/1982. Service terminated
on 11/13/2005,
due to death.
Education:
Howard University, A.B., 1932
Howard University School of Law, LL.B.,
1936
Professional Career:
U.S. Army, 1943-1947
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1948-1951
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1951-1954
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1954-1965
Buckley, James Lane
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on October 16, 1985; Confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1985, and received commission on December 17, 1985. Assumed
senior status on 8/31/1996.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1943
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1949
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy, 1943-1946
Private practice, New Haven,
Connecticut, 1949-1953
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1953-1957
Vice president, The Catawba
Corporation, New York City, 1957-1970
U.S. Senator from New York,
1971-1977
Executive committee,
Investment Firm of Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, New York City, 1977-1978
Business consultant, New York City and Sharon, Connecticut, 1978-1980
Undersecretary for Security
Assistance, State Department, 1981-1982
President, Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty, 1982-1985
Burger, Warren
Earl
Born 9/17/1907 in St. Paul, MN
Died 6/25/1995 in Alexandria, VA
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 12, 1956; Confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 1956, and received commission on March 29, 1956. Service terminated
on 6/23/1969,
due to appointment to another judicial position.
Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on January 12, 1956; Confirmed by the Senate on 6/9/1969, and received commission on 6/23/1969. Assumed
senior status on 9/26/1986. Service terminated
on 6/25/1995,
due to death.
Education:
St. Paul College of Law,
LL.B., 1931
Professional Career:
Private practice, St. Paul,
Minnesota, 1931-1953
Instructor in contracts and
trusts, St. Paul College of Law, 1931-1948
Assistant U.S. attorney general, Civil Litigation Division, U.S.
Dept. of Justice, 1953-1956
Cartter, David
Kellogg
Born 6/22/1812 in Jefferson County, NY
Died 4/16/1887 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Abraham Lincoln on March 10, 1863; Confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 1863, and received commission on March 11, 1863. Service terminated
on April 16, 1887, due to death.
Education:
Read Law, 1832
Professional Career:
Private practice, Rochester, New York, 1832-1836
Private practice, Akron, Ohio, 1836-1845
Private practice, Massillon, Ohio, 1845-1849
U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1849-1853
Private practice, Massillon, Ohio, 1853-1856
Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1856-1861
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1861-1863
Clabaugh, Harry
M.
Born 7/16/1856 in Cumberland, MD
Died 3/6/1914 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by William McKinley on February 21, 1899; Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1899, and received commission on March 2, 1899. Service terminated
on 5/1/1903,
due to appointment to another judicial position.
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia], Chief Justice
Nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on February 21, 1899; Confirmed by the Senate on 11/16/1903, and received commission on 11/16/1903. Service terminated
on 3/6/1914,
due to death.
Education:
University of Maryland, LL.B., 1878
Professional Career:
Private practice, Baltimore, MD, 1878-1880
Private practice, Carroll County, MD, 1880-1904
Chairman, Rep. State Central
Com., 1891-1899
Attorney general, State of Maryland, 1895-1904
Clark, Bennett
Champ
Born 1/8/1890 in Bowling Green, MO
Died 7/13/1954 in Gloucester, MA
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Harry S Truman on September 12, 1945; Confirmed by the Senate on September 24, 1945, and received commission on September 28, 1945. Service terminated
on 7/13/1954,
due to death.
Education:
University of Missouri, B.A., 1913
George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1914
Professional Career:
Parliamentarian, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, 1913-1917
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1917-1919
Private practice, St. Louis,
Missouri, 1919-1932
U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1933-1945
Cole, Charles
Cleaves
Born 5/22/1841 in Hiram, ME
Died 3/17/1905 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Benjamin
Harrison on December 12, 1892; Confirmed by the
Senate on January 28/1893, and received
commission on January 28, 1893.
Service terminated on 4/22/1901, due to resignation.
Education:
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1867
Read Law, 1866
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Private, 17th Maine Infantry, 1862-1865
Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1866-1867
Private practice, West Union,
West Virginia, 1868-1870
Prosecuting attorney, Doddridge County, West
Virginia,
1869-1870
Private practice, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1870-1874
City solicitor, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1874-1876
Private practice, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1876-1878
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1878-1891
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1891-1893
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1901-1905
Collyer, Rosemary
M.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on August 1, 2002; Confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and received commission on November 15, 2002.
Education:
Trinity College, B.A., 1968
University of Denver
College of Law, J.D.,
1977
Professional Career:
Private practice, Colorado, 1977-1981
Chairman, Federal Mine Safety
and Health Review Commission, 1981-1984
General counsel, National
Labor Relations Board, 1984-1989
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1989-2002
Corcoran, Howard
Francis
Born 1/25/1906 in Pawtucket, RI
Died 5/11/1989 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on March 1, 1965; Confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 1965, and received commission on March 11, 1965. Assumed
senior status on 11/30/1977. Service terminated
on 5/11/1989,
due to death.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1928
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1931
Professional Career:
Department of Agriculture,
1933-1934
Tennessee Valley
Authority, 1934-1935
Legal associate, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 1935-1938
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1938-1943
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1943
U.S. Army, 1943-1945
Private practice, New York
City, 1946-1954
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1954-1965
Covington, James
Harry
Born 5/3/1870 in Talbot County, MD
Died 2/4/1942 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on June 8, 1914; Confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1914, and received commission on June 15, 1914. Service terminated
on 5/31/1918,
due to resignation.
Education:
University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1894
Professional Career:
Private practice, Easton, Maryland, 1894-
State’s attorney, Talbot
County, Maryland, 1903-1908
U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1909-1914
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1918-1942
Professor of law, Georgetown
University, 1914-1919
Member, U.S. Railroad Wage Commission, 1918
Cox, Joseph
Winston
Born 10/19/1875 in Bridle Creek, VA
Died 9/9/1939
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on June 23, 1930; Confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1930, and received commission on July 7, 1930. Service terminated
on 9/9/1939,
due to death.
Education:
George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1901
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1901-1930
Instructor, Georgetown
University Law School, 1913-1915
Special assistant to U.S. attorney general in enforcement of anti-trust laws
and matters arising in special war activities of the U.S., 1914-1919
Member, District Selective
Service Board, 1917-1918
Regional counsel, U.S.
Railroad Administration, 1919-1920
Professorial lecturer, George
Washington University, 1928-1930
Cox, Walter
Smith
Born 10/25/1826 in Georgetown, DC
Died 6/25/1902 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Rutherford B.
Hayes on February 26, 1879; Confirmed by the
Senate on March 01/1879, and received
commission on March 1, 1879. Service
terminated on July 1, 1899,
due to retirement.
Education:
Georgetown College, B.A., 1843
Georgetown College, M.A., 1844
Harvard Law School, B.L., 1847
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1848-1879
Recorder, City of Georgetown, DC
Alderman, City of Georgetown, DC
Auditor of the Supreme Court
of the District of
Columbia
Professor of law, Columbia University, 1874-1879, 1899-1902
Cranch, William
Born 7/17/1769 in Weymouth, MA
Died 9/1/1855 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, Circuit Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by John Adams on February 28, 1801; Confirmed by the Senate on 03/03/1801, and received commission on March 3, 1801. Service terminated
on February 24, 1806, due
to appointment to another judicial position.
Circuit Court of the District of Columbia USCC, Chief Judge
Nominated by Thomas Jefferson
on February
28, 1801;
Service terminated on September
1, 1855, due to death.
Education:
Harvard College, 1787
Read Law, 1790
Professional Career:
Private practice, Braintree, Massachusetts, 1790
Private practice, Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1790-1791
Justice of the peace, Essex County, Massachusetts
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1791-1800
City land commissioner, U.S.
Government, Washington, DC, 1800-1801
Supreme court reporter,
Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, DC, 1802-1815
Professor of law, Columbian
College, Washington, DC, 1826-1828
Curran, Edward
Matthew
Born 5/10/1903 in Bangor, ME
Died 1/10/1988
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Harry S Truman on January 8, 1947; Confirmed by the Senate on February 3, 1947, and received commission on February 5, 1947. Served as chief
judge, 1966 - 1971.
Assumed senior status on April 2, 1971. Service terminated
on 1/10/1988,
due to death.
Education:
University of Maine, A.B., 1928
Catholic University of America School
of Law, LL.B., 1927
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1928-1934
Assistant corporation
counsel, District of Columbia, 1934-1936
Judge, District of Columbia
Police Court, 1936-1940
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1940-1946
Danaher, John
Anthony
Born 1/9/1899 in Meriden, CT
Died 9/22/1990 in West Hartford, CT
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 11, 1954; Confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1954, and received commission on March 31, 1954. Assumed
senior status on 1/22/1969. Service terminated
on 9/22/1990,
due to death.
Education:
Yale University, A.B., 1920
Yale Law School
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Lieutenant, 1918
Private practice, Hartford, CT, and Washington, D.C., 1922-1953
Assistant U.S. attorney, 1922-1934
Secretary of State, State of
Connecticut, 1933-1935
U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1939-1945
Counsel, Republican Senatorial
Committee, 1946-1953
Duckett, Allen
Bowie
Born 0/0/1775 in
Prince George`s County, MD
Died 7/19/1809
in Prince George`s County, MD
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, Circuit Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Thomas Jefferson on February 28, 1806; Confirmed by the Senate on 03/03/1806, and received commission on March 17, 1806. Service terminated
on July 19, 1809, due to death.
Education:
Princeton University, 1790
Read Law
Professional Career:
Private practice, Prince
George`s County, Maryland
Assistant clerk, Maryland
House of Delegates, 1793-1795
Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates, 1796-1800
Executive council, State of Maryland, 1801-1806
Duell, Charles
Holland
Born 4/13/1850 in Cortland, NY
Died 1/29/1920 in Yonkers, NY
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 16, 1904; Confirmed by the Senate on January 5, 1905, and received commission on January 5, 1905. Service terminated
on 8/31/1906,
due to resignation.
Education:
Hamilton College, A.B., 1871
Hamilton College Law School,
1872
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1873-1880
Member, New York Assembly, 1878, 1880
Private practice, Syracuse, New York, 1880-1898
U.S. Commissioner of Patents,
1898-1901
Private practice, New York
City, 1901-1904
Private practice, New York
City, 1906-1913, 1915
Dunlop, James
Born 3/28/1793 in Georgetown, MD
Died 5/6/1872 in Georgetown, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, Circuit Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by James K. Polk
on December
23, 1845; Confirmed by the Senate on February03/1846, and received commission on February 3, 1846. Service terminated on November 27, 1855, due to appointment to
another judicial position.
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of
the District of
Columbia USCC
Nominated by Franklin Pierce
on December
23, 1845; Service
terminated on March 3, 1863,
due to abolition of the court.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1811
Read Law
Professional Career:
Private practice, Georgetown, DC, 1863-1872
Secretary, Corporation of Georgetown, DC, -1838
Judge, Criminal Court of the District of Columbia, -1845
Edgerton, Henry
White
Born 10/20/1888 in Rush Center,
KS
Died 2/23/1970 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 26, 1937; Confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1937, and received commission on December 15, 1937. Served as chief
judge, 1955 - 1958.
Assumed senior status on 4/22/1963. Service terminated
on 2/23/1970,
due to death.
Education:
Cornell University, A.B., 1910
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1914
Professional Career:
Private practice, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914
Private practice, Boston,
Massachusetts, 1915-1916
Professor, Cornell University
Law School, 1916-1918
Private practice, Boston,
Massachusetts, 1918-1921
Professor, George Washington
University, 1921-1928
Professor, Cornell
University, 1928-1937
Special assistant to U.S. attorney general, 1934-1935
Edwards, Harry
Thomas
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on December 6, 1979; Confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1980, and received commission on February 20, 1980. Served as chief
judge, 1994 - 2001.
Assumed senior status on 11/3/2005.
Education:
Cornell University, B.S., 1962
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1965
Professional Career:
Private practice, Chicago,
Illinois, 1965-1970
Professor of law, University
of Michigan Law School, 1970-1975, 1977-1980
Labor arbitrator, 1971-1980
Professor of law, Harvard Law
School, 1975-1977
Chairman of the board,
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 1978-1980
Eicher, Edward
Clayton
Born 12/16/1878 in Noble, IA
Died 11/30/1944
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 30, 1941; Confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 1942, and received commission on January 23, 1942. Service terminated
on 11/30/1944,
due to death.
Education:
University of Chicago, Ph.B., 1904
University of Chicago Law School
Professional Career:
Assistant registrar,
University of Chicago, 1907-1909
Assistant attorney, Iowa
District, C.B. & Q. Railroad Company, 1908-1918
Private practice, Washington,
Iowa, 1918-1933
U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1933-1939
Member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938-1942
Fahy, Charles
Born 8/27/1892 in Rome, GA
Died 9/17/1979 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Harry S Truman on January 5, 1950; Confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950. Assumed
senior status on 4/17/1967. Service terminated
on 9/17/1979,
due to death.
Education:
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B., 1914
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1914-1924, 1947-1949
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1917-1919
Private practice, Santa Fe,
New Mexico, 1924-1933
City attorney, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1932
First assistant solicitor,
U.S. Department of the Interior, 1933
Member, Petroleum Advisory
Board, 1933
Chairman, Petroleum Advisory
Board, 1934-1935
General counsel, National
Labor Relations Board, 1935-1940
Assistant U.S. solicitor general, 1940
Member, President`s Naval and
Air Base Commission to London, 1941
Solicitor General of the
United States, 1941-1945
Legal adviser, U.S. Military
Government of Germany, 1945-1946
Adviser to American
delegation, San Francisco Conference, 1945
Legal adviser, U.S.
Department of State, 1946
U.S. member, Legal Commission, United Nations General Assembly, 1947-1949
Chairman, President`s
Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunities in the Armed Forces,
1948-1950
Chairman, Personnel Security
Review Board, Atomic Energy Commission, 1949
Fisher, George
Purnell
Born 10/13/1817 in Milford, DE
Died 2/10/1899 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Abraham Lincoln
on March
10, 1863; Confirmed by the Senate on March 11/1863, and received commission on March 11, 1863. Service terminated on May 1, 1870, due to resignation.
Education:
Dickinson College, 1838
Professional Career:
Private practice, Dover, Delaware, 1841-
Clerk, Delaware State
Senate, 1843
Member, Delaware State House of Representatives, 1844
Secretary of state for the
State of Delaware, 1846-1847
Aide-de-Camp to Major General
Nathaniel Young, Commander of Delaware Militia, 1846-
Confidential clerk, U.S.
Secretary of State, Washington, DC, 1849-1850
Commissioner, to settle
claims of U.S. citizens against Brazil, 1850-1852
Private secretary, President
of the U.S. Fillmore, 1852-
State attorney general, Delaware, 1855-1860
U.S. Representative from Delaware, 1861-1863
Colonel, First Delaware Cavalry, 1863
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1870-1875
First auditor of the U.S.
Treasury, Washington, DC, 1889-1893
Fitzhugh, Nicholas
Battalle
Born 5/10/1764 in King George County, VA
Died 12/31/1814 in Fairfax, VA
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, Circuit Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Thomas Jefferson on November 21, 1803; Confirmed by the Senate on 11/25/1803, and received commission on November 25, 1803. Service terminated
on December 31, 1814, due
to death.
Professional Career:
Private practice, Fairfax County, VA, -1790,
1791-1802, 1802-1803
Delegate, Virginia House of
Delegates, 1790-1791, 1802
Flannery, Thomas
Aquinas
Born 5/10/1918 in Washington, DC
Died 9/20/2007 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on November 18, 1971; Confirmed by the Senate on December 1, 1971, and received commission on December 6, 1971. Assumed
senior status on 5/10/1985. Service terminated
on 9/20/2007,
due to death.
Education:
Catholic University of America School
of Law, LL.B., 1940
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1940-1942
U.S. Army Air Corps, 1942-1945
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1945-1948
Trial attorney, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1948-1950
Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1950-1962
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1962-1969
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1969-1971
Friedman, Paul
L.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 22, 1994; Confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1994, and received commission on June 16, 1994.
Education:
Cornell University, B.A., 1965
New
York University School
of Law
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law,
J.D., 1968
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Aubrey
Robinson, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1968-1969
Law clerk, Hon. Roger Robb,
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1969-1970
Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1970-1974
Assistant U.S. solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice,
1974-1976
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1976-1994
Garland, Merrick B.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 7, 1997; Confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1997, and received commission on March 20, 1997.
Education:
Harvard College, A.B., 1974
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Henry J.
Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1977-1978
Law clerk, Justice William J.
Brennan, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States, 1978-1979
Special assistant U.S. attorney general, 1979-1981
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1981-1989
Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1989-1992
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1992-1993
Deputy assistant U.S.attorney
general, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 1993-1994
Principal associate deputy U.S. attorney general, 1994-1997
Gasch, Oliver
Born 5/4/1906 in Washington, DC
Died 7/8/1999 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 12, 1965; Confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission on August 11, 1965. Assumed
senior status on November 30, 1981. Service terminated
on July 8, 1999, due to death.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1928
George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1932
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1932-
Assistant corporation
counsel, Washington, DC, 1937-1953
General counsel, Interstate
Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 1940-1960
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel,
JAG Corps, 1942-1946
Principal assistant U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1953-1956
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1956-1961
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1961-1965
Gesell, Gerhard
Alden
Born 6/16/1910 in Los Angeles, CA
Died 2/19/1993 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1967; Confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 1967, and received commission on December 12, 1967. Assumed
senior status on January 22, 1993. Service terminated
on February 19, 1993, due to death.
Education:
Yale University, A.B., 1932
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1935
Professional Career:
Trial attorney, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 1935-1940
Technical advisor to the
chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1940-1941
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1941-1967
Chairman, President`s
Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 1962-1964
Ginsburg, Douglas
Howard
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Ronald Reagan
on September
23, 1986; Confirmed by the Senate on October 8/1986, and received commission on October 14, 1986. Served as chief judge,
2001-2008.
Education:
Cornell University, B.S., 1970
University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Carl McGowan,
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1973-1974
Law clerk, Justice Thurgood
Marshall, Supreme Court of the United States, 1974-1975
Professor of law, Harvard
University, 1975-1983
Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC,
1983-1984
Administrator for information
and regulatory affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 1984-1985
Assistant U.S. attorney general, Antitrust Division, Washington DC,
1985-1986
Visiting professor of law,
Columbia University, 1987-1988
Lecturer on law, Harvard
University, 1988-1989
Distinguished professor of
law, George Mason University, 1988-1993
Visiting senior lecturer and
Charles J. Merriam scholar, University of Chicago, 1990, 1992, 1994
Ginsburg, Ruth
Bader
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on April 14, 1980; Confirmed by the Senate on June 18, 1980, and received commission on June 18, 1980. Service terminated
on 8/9/1993,
due to appointment to another judicial position.
Associate Justice, Supreme
Court of the United States
Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 14, 1980; Confirmed by the Senate on 8/3/1993, and received commission on 8/5/1993.
Education:
Cornell University, A.B., 1954
Harvard Law School
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1959
Professional Career:
Law secretary, Hon. Edmund L.
Palmieri, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1959-1961
Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure, 1961-1963
Research associate, 1961-1962
Associate director, 1962-1963
Rutgers Law School, professor, 1963-1972
Columbia Law School, professor, 1972-1980
Counsel, ACLU Women`s Rights
Project, 1972-1980
General counsel, American
Civil Liberties Union, 1973-1980
National board of directors,
ACLU, 1974-1980
Fellow, Center for Advanced
Study in Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, 1977-1978
Goldsborough, Thomas
Alan
Born 9/16/1877 in Caroline County, MD
Died 6/16/1951 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 20, 1939; Confirmed by the Senate on February 16, 1939, and received commission on February 23, 1939. Service terminated
on June 16, 1951, due to death.
Education:
Washington College, B.A., 1899
University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B.,
1901
Professional Career:
Private practice, Denton,
Maryland, 1901-1904, 1908-1921
State`s attorney, Caroline
County, 1904-1908
U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1921-1939
Gordon, Peyton
Born 4/30/1870 in Washington, DC
Died 9/17/1946 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Calvin Coolidge on February 27, 1928; Confirmed by the Senate on March 29, 1928, and received commission on March 29, 1928. Assumed
senior status on February 4, 1941. Service terminated
on September 17, 1946, due to death.
Education:
Columbian University, LL.B., 1890
Columbian University, LL.M., 1891
Professional Career:
Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1891-1904
Pardon attorney, 1904-1907
Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1907-1913
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1914-1917
U.S. Army, JAG Corps, 1917-1918
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1918-1921
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1921-1928
Gould, Ashley
Mulgrave
Born 10/8/1859 in Lower Horton, Nova
Scotia, Canada
Died 5/20/1921
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 2, 1902; Confirmed by the Senate on December 8, 1902, and received commission on December 8, 1902. Service terminated
on May 20, 1921, due to death.
Education:
Amherst College, A.B., 1881
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B., 1884
Professional Career:
Member, Maryland House of Delegates, 1898
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1901-1902
Professor of law, Georgetown University, 1901-
Green, Joyce
Hens
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on March 6, 1979; Confirmed by the Senate on May 10, 1979, and received commission on May 11, 1979. Assumed
senior status on July 11, 1995.
Education:
University of Maryland, College Park,
B.A., 1949
George Washington University Law School, J.D, 1951
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, DC, and Arlington, Virginia, 1951-1968
Associate judge, Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, 1968-1979
Green, June
Lazenby
Born 1/23/1914 in Arnold, MD
Died 2/2/2001 in Arnold, MD
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968; Confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1968, and received commission on June 7, 1968. Assumed
senior status on January 15, 1984. Service terminated
on February 2, 2001, due to death.
Education:
American
University, Washington College of Law, J.D.,
1941
Professional Career:
Claims adjuster, Lumberman`s
Mutual Casualty Company, Washington, DC, 1942-43
Claims attorney, Lumberman`s
Mutual Casualty Company, Washington, DC, 1943-47
Private practice, Washington, DC, and Annapolis, Maryland, 1947-1968
Greene, Harold
H.
Born 2/6/1923 in Frankfurt, Germany
Died 1/29/2000 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on March 22, 1978; Confirmed by the Senate on May 17, 1978, and received commission on May 19, 1978. Assumed
senior status on August 6, 1995. Service terminated
on January 29, 2000, due to death.
Education:
George Washington University, B.A., 1949
George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1952
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Bennett Champ
Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1952-1953
Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1953-1957
Chief of appeals and
research, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1957-1965
Judge, Court of General Sessions,
District of Columbia, 1965-1966
Chief judge, Court of General
Sessions, District of Columbia, 1966-1971
Chief judge, Superior Court
of District of Columbia, 1971-1978
Griffith, Thomas
Beall
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on February 14, 2005; Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2005, and received commission on June 29, 2005.
Education:
Brigham Young University, B.A., 1978
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.,
1985
Professional Career:
Private practice, Charlotte,
North Carolina, 1985-1989
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1989-1995, 1999-2000
Senate legal counsel, United
States Senate, 1995-1999
General counsel, Brigham
Young University, 2000-2005
Hagner, Alexander
Burton
Born 7/13/1826 in Washington, DC
Died 6/30/1915 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Rutherford B. Hayes on January 17, 1879; Confirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1879, and received commission on January 21, 1879. Service terminated
on 6/1/1903,
due to retirement.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1845
St. John`s College
Read Law, 1848
Professional Career:
Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1848-1879
Maryland state representative, 1854-1855
Special judge, Prince
George`s County, Maryland (no dates)
Harris, Stanley
S.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on November 1, 1983; Confirmed by the Senate on November 11, 1983, and received commission on November 14, 1983. Assumed
senior status on 2/1/1996. Service terminated
on 6/2/2001,
due to retirement.
Education:
University of Virginia, B.S., 1951
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B.,
1953
Professional Career:
U.S. Army, 1945-1947
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1953-1970
Judge, Superior Court,
District of Columbia, 1970-1972
Judge, Court of Appeals,
District of Columbia, 1972-1982
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1982-1983
Hart, George
Luzerne Jr.
Born 7/14/1905 in Roanoake, VA
Died 5/21/1984 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on January 17, 1959; Confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received commission on September 10, 1959. Served as chief
judge, January 1, 1974 – January 1, 1975. Assumed senior status on May 16, 1979. Service terminated
on May 21, 1984, due to death.
Education:
Virginia Military Institute,
A.B., 1927
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1930
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1930-1940
U.S. Army Reserve, 1941-1946
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1946-1958
Presiding judge, U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1979-1982
Hitz, William
Born 4/21/1872 in Washington, DC
Died 7/3/1935
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on December 15, 1916; Confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 1917, and received commission on January 2, 1917. Service terminated
on February 13, 1931, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on December 15, 1916; Confirmed by the Senate on 1/28/1931, and received commission on 2/6/1931. Service terminated
on July 3, 1935, due to death.
Education:
Harvard College
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B, 1900
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1900-1914
Special attorney, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1914-1916
Hoehling, Adolph
A. Jr.
Born 11/3/1868 in Philadelphia, PA
Died 2/17/1941 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Warren G. Harding on June 6, 1921; Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1921, and received commission on June 13, 1921. Service terminated
on December 13, 1927, due to resignation.
Education:
Columbian University, LL.B., 1889
Columbian University, LL.M., 1890
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1891-1921
Major, JAG Corps, Washington, DC, WWI
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1928-1941
Hogan, Thomas
Francis
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on August 10, 1982; Confirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1982, and received commission on August 20, 1982. Served
as Chief Judge, January 1, 2001 – May 1, 2008.
Education:
Georgetown University, A.B., 1960
Georgetown University Law Center,
J.D., 1966
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. William B.
Jones, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1966-1967
Counsel, Federal Commission
on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, 1967-1968
Private practice, Rockville, MD, and Washington, DC, 1968-1981
Assistant professor, Potomac School of Law, Washington, DC, 1977-1979
Private practice, Chevy Chase, Maryland and Washington, DC, 1981-1982
Adjunct professor, Georgetown
University Law Center, 1986-1992
Holtzoff, Alexander
Born 11/7/1886 in New York, NY
Died 9/6/1969
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Harry S Truman on September 12, 1945; Confirmed by the Senate on September 24, 1945, and received commission on September 28, 1945. Assumed
senior status on December 31, 1967. Service terminated
on 9/6/1969,
due to death.
Education:
Columbia University, A.B., 1908
Columbia University, M.A., 1909
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1911
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York,
1911-1924
U.S. Army Private, 1918
Special assistant, U.S. Attorney General`s Office, Washington,
DC, 1924-1945
Executive assistant, U.S.
Attorney General`s Office, Washington, DC, 1945
Humphreys, David
Campbell
Born 11/9/1817 in Morgan County,
AL
Died 7/12/1879 in Fairfax County, VA
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Ulysses Grant
on April
22, 1870; Confirmed by the Senate on May 10/1870, and received commission on May 13, 1870. Service terminated on July 2, 1879, due to death.
Professional Career:
Private practice, Madison
County, Alabama
Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1843, 1849, 1853, 1868
Planter and private practice,
Huntsville, Alabama, 1850-
Confederate Army Colonel
Nominated to U.S. District
Court for the District of Alabama,1873; returned by Senate as irregular
Huvelle, Ellen
Segal
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 25, 1999; Confirmed by the Senate on October 15, 1999, and received commission on October 26, 1999.
Education:
Wellesley College, B.A., 1970
Yale University School of Architecture, M.C.P., 1972
Boston College School of Law, J.D.,
1975
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Edward
Hennessey, Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court, 1975-1976
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1976-1990
Lecturer, University of Virginia School of Law, 1997-1999
Associate judge, District of
Columbia Superior Court, 1990-1999
Jackson, Thomas
Penfield
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on May 24, 1982; Confirmed by the Senate on June 24, 1982, and received commission on June 25, 1982. Assumed
senior status on 1/31/2002. Service terminated
on 8/31/2004,
due to retirement.
Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1958
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1964
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy, 1958-1961
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1964-1982, 2004-present
James, Charles
Pinckney
Born 5/11/1818 in Cincinnati, OH
Died 8/9/1899 in Leesburg, VA
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Rutherford B. Hayes on December 1, 1879; Confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1879, and received commission on December 10, 1879. Service terminated
on December 1, 1892, due to
retirement.
Education:
Harvard College, 1838
Professional Career:
Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1840-1850
Professor of law, Cincinnati College, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1850-1856
Judge, Superior Court of Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1856-1864
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1864-1879
Professor of law, Georgetown University, 1870-1874
Johnson, Norma
Holloway
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on February 28, 1980; Confirmed by the Senate on May 9, 1980, and received commission on May 12, 1980. Served as chief
judge, 1997 - 2001.
Assumed senior status on 6/18/2001. Service terminated
on 12/31/2003,
due to retirement.
Education:
District
of Columbia Teachers College,
B.S., 1955
Georgetown University Law Center,
J.D., 1962
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1963
Trial attorney, Civil
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1963-1967
Assistant corporation
counsel, Washington, DC, 1967-1970
Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court, 1970-1980
Jones, William
Blakely
Born 3/20/1907 in Cedar Rapids, IA
Died 7/31/1979
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by John F. Kennedy on March 19, 1962; Confirmed by the Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962. Served as chief
judge, January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1977. Assumed senior status on March 20, 1977. Service terminated
on July
31, 1979, due to death.
Education:
University of Notre
Dame, A.B., 1928
Notre Dame Law School,
LL.B., 1931
Professional Career:
Private practice, Helena,
Montana, 1931-1937
Special assistant state
attorney general, Montana, 1935-1937
Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1937-1943
Attorney, U.S. Office of Patents and Appeals, 1943
Executive assistant to
American chairman, Joint British-American Patent Interchange Commission,
1943-1946
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1946-1962
Kavanaugh, Brett
M.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on February 25, 2006; Confirmed by the Senate on May 26, 2006, and received commission on May 30, 2006.
Education:
Yale College, B.A., 1987
Yale Law School, J.D., 1990
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Walter K.
Stapleton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1990-1991
Law clerk, Hon. Alex
Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1991-1992
Attorney, Office of the
Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1993
Law clerk, Associate Justice
Anthony M. Kennedy, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994
Counsel, 1994-1997, Associate
counsel, 1998, Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr
Private practice, 1997-1998,
1999-2001
Associate counsel to the
President, Washington, DC, 2001-2003
Senior associate counsel to
the President, Washington, DC, 2003
Assistant to the President
and staff secretary, Washington, DC, 2003-2006
Keech, Richmond Bowling
Born 11/28/1896 in Washington, DC
Died 4/13/1986
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Harry S Truman on January 8, 1947; Confirmed by the Senate on January 22, 1947, and received commission on January 24, 1947. Served as chief
judge, 1966 - 1966.
Assumed senior status on 11/1/1966. Service terminated
on 4/13/1986,
due to death.
Education:
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B., 1922
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.M., 1923
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy, Transport Service, World War I
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1922-1925
Assistant corporation
counsel, Washington, DC, 1925-1930
Professor of law, National University, 1930
People`s counsel of the
District of Columbia, Washington, DC, 1930-1934
Law member and vice chairman,
Public Utilities Commission, 1934-1940
Corporation counsel,
Washington, DC, 1940-1945
Administrative assistant to
President Harry S. Truman, 1945-1946
Kennedy, Henry
Harold Jr.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 15, 1997; Confirmed by the Senate on September 4, 1997, and received commission on September 18, 1997.
Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1970
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1973
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1973
Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S.
Attorney`s Office, District of Columbia, 1973-1976
Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, 1979-1997
Kessler, Gladys
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 22, 1994; Confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1994, and received commission on June 16, 1994. Assumed
senior status on 1/22/2007.
Education:
Cornell University, B.A., 1959
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1962
Professional Career:
Appellate attorney, National
Labor Relations Board, 1962-1964
Legislative assistant, U.S.
Sen. Harrison A. Williams, 1964-1966
Legislative assistant, U.S.
Rep. Jonathan Bingham, 1966-1968
Special assistant, Director
of Office of Staff Relations, New York City Board of Education, 1968-1969
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1969-1977
Associate judge, Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, 1977-1994
Kilty, William
Born 0/0/1757 in
London, England
Died 10/10/1821 in Annapolis, MD
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of
the District of
Columbia USCC
Nominated by Thomas Jefferson on January 6, 1802; Confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 1802, and received commission on January 26, 1802. Service terminated
on January 27, 1806, due to
resignation.
Education:
College
of St. Omer, France
Read Law
Professional Career:
Surgeon`s Mate, 4th Maryland
Regiment, 1778-1780
Surgeon, 4th Maryland Regiment, 1780-1783
Compiler, Laws of Maryland, State of Maryland, 1798-1800
State Governor, Maryland, 1806-1821
Kirkland, James
Robert
Born 2/15/1903 in Wilmington, DE
Died 2/25/1958 in Wilmington, DE
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Harry S Truman on January 5, 1950; Confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950. Service terminated
on 2/25/1958,
due to death.
Education:
George Washington University, A.B., 1927
George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1928
George Washington University Law School, LL.M., 1929
Benjamin Franklin University, B.C.S., 1930
Professional Career:
U.S. Naval Reserve Commander,
Assistant U.S. attorney, Washington, DC, 1929-1934
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1934-1949
Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, 1947-1949
Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 7, 1997; Confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 1997, and received commission on March 26, 1997.
Education:
Catholic University of America,
B.A., 1965
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law,
J.D., 1968
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Catherine
Kelly, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1968-1969
Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, 1969-1972
Chief legal counsel, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, St. Elizabeth`s Hospital, 1972-1984
Associate judge, Superior
Court of the District of Columbia, 1984-1997
Lamberth, Royce
C.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on March 19, 1987; Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 1987, and received commission on November 16, 1987.
Served as Chief Judge May 1, 2008 -
Education:
University of Texas, B.A., 1965
University of Texas School of Law,
LL.B., 1967
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Captain, JAG Corps,
1967-1974
U.S. Attorney`s Office,
District of Columbia, 1974-1987
Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, 1974-1977
Assistant chief, Civil
Division, 1977-1978
Chief, Civil Division,
1978-1987
Laws, Bolitha
James
Born 8/22/1891 in Washington, DC
Died 11/1/1958
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 10, 1938.
Confirmed by the Senate on June 16,
1938, and received commission on June 24, 1938. Service terminated on February 23, 1945, due to appointment to
another judicial position.
Chief Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 19, 1945. Confirmed by the Senate
on February 22, 1945, and
received commission on February 23,
1945. Service terminated on September
1, 1948, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Judge, U. S.
District Court for the District of Columbia
1948 - 1958. Service terminated on November 14, 1958,
due to death.
Education:
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B., 1913
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.M., 1914
Professional Career:
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1914-1920
Private practice, New York
City, 1920-1921
Litigation counsel and
assistant general counsel, U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation,
1921-1922
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1922-1938
Leon, Richard
J.
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 10, 2001; Confirmed by the Senate on February 14, 2002, and received commission on February 19, 2002.
Education:
College of the Holy Cross,
A.B., 1971
Suffolk Law School, J.D., 1974
Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1981
Professional Career:
Law clerk, chief justice and
associate justices, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1974-1975
Law clerk, Hon. Thomas F.
Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1975-1976
Attorney, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice, 1976-1977
Special assistant U.S.
attorney, Civil Division, U.S Attorney`s Office, Southern District of New York,
1977-1978
Assistant professor of law,
St. John`s University School of Law, 1979-1983
Senior trial attorney,
Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1987
Deputy chief minority
counsel, Select `Iran-Contra` Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1987-1988
Deputy assistant U.S. attorney general, Environment & Natural Resources
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1989-2002
Commissioner, White House
Fellows Commission, 1990-1993
Chief minority counsel,
`October Surprise` Task Force, Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of
Representatives, 1992-1993
Special counsel, `Whitewater
Investigation,` Banking, Finance & Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. House of
Representatives, 1994
Adjunct professor, Georgetown University School of Law, 1997-present
Special counsel, Ethics
Reform Task Force, U.S. House of Representatives, 1997
Commissioner, Judicial Review
Commission on Foreign Asset Control, 2000-2001
Letts, Fred
Dickinson
Born 4/26/1875 in Ainsworth, IA
Died 1/19/1965 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on December 15, 1931; Confirmed by the Senate on February 17, 1932, and received commission on February 20, 1932. Served as chief
judge, 1958 - 1959.
Assumed senior status on 5/31/1961. Service terminated
on 1/19/1965,
due to death.
Education:
Parsons College, B.S., 1897
Columbia University
University of Iowa, LL.B.,
1899
Professional Career:
Private practice, Davenport, Iowa, 1899-1911, 1912-1914
Judge, Second District Court
of Iowa, 1911-1912, 1914-1925
U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1925-1931
Leventhal, Harold
Born 1/5/1915 in New York, NY
Died 11/20/1979
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on March 1, 1965; Confirmed by the Senate on April 7, 1965, and received commission on April 7, 1965. Service terminated
on 11/20/1979,
due to death.
Education:
Columbia University, A.B., 1934
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1936
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Justice Harlan
Fiske Stone, Supreme Court of the United States, 1937-1938
Law clerk, Justice Stanley
Reed, Supreme Court of the United States, 1938
Attorney, Office of the
Solicitor General of the United States, 1937-1938, 1938-1939
Chief of litigation,
Bituminous Coal Division, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1939-1940
Assistant general counsel,
U.S. Office of Price Administration, 1940-1943
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Lieutenant Commander, 1943-1946
Staff, Justice Robert
Jackson, Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946
Assistant general counsel,
U.S. Office of Price Administration, 1946
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1946-1951
Chief counsel, U.S. Office of
Price Administration, 1951-1952
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1952-1965
Luhring, Oscar
Raymond
Born 2/11/1879 in Gibson County, IN
Died 8/18/1944 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Herbert Hoover on June 23, 1930; Confirmed by the Senate on July 3, 1930, and received commission on July 3, 1930. Service terminated
on 8/18/1944,
due to death.
Education:
University of Virginia School of Law, B.L.,
1900
Professional Career:
Private practice, Evansville, Indiana, 1900-
Member, Indiana House of Representatives, 1903-1904
Deputy prosecuting attorney,
First Judicial Circuit of Indiana, 1904-1908
Prosecuting attorney, First
Judicial Circuit of Indiana, 1908-1912
U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1919-1923
Special assistant to U.S. secretary of labor, Washington, DC, 1923-1925
Assistant U.S. attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC, 1925-1930
MacArthur, Arthur
Born 1/26/1815 in Glasgow, Scotland
Died 8/26/1896 in Atlantic City, NJ
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Ulysses Grant on July 15, 1870; Confirmed by the Senate on July 15, 1870, and received commission on July 15, 1870. Service terminated
on April 1, 1887, due to
retirement.
Education:
Wesleyan University
Read Law, 1840
Professional Career:
Private practice, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1840-1845
Public administrator, Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1843
Private practice, New York City, 1845-1849
Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1849-1851
Milwaukee city attorney, Wisconsin, 1851-
State lieutenant governor, Wisconsin, 1855-1857
Judge, Second Judicial
District of Wisconsin, 1857-1869
MacKinnon, George
Edward
Born 4/22/1906 in St. Paul, MN
Died 5/1/1995 in Potomac, MD
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on April 23, 1969; Confirmed by the Senate on May 5, 1969, and received commission on May 6, 1969. Assumed
senior status on 5/20/1983. Service terminated
on 5/1/1995,
due to death.
Education:
University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1929
Professional Career:
Assistant counsel, Investors
Syndicate, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1929-1942
Member, Minnesota House of Representatives, 1935-1942
U.S. Navy Commander, 1942-1946
U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1947-1949
Private practice,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1949-1953
U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, 1953-1958
Private practice,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1958-1960
Special assistant U.S. attorney general, 1960-1961
General counsel and vice
president, Investors Mutual Funds, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1961-1969
Commissioner, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1985-1991
Marshall, James
Markham
Born 3/12/1764 in Fauquier County, VA
Died 4/26/1848 in Fauquier County, VA
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, Circuit Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by John Adams on February 28, 1801; Confirmed by the Senate on 03/03/1801, and received commission on March 3, 1801. Service terminated
on November 16, 1803, due
to resignation.
Education:
Read Law
Professional Career:
Captain, 1st Virginia
Artillery, 1779
Private practice, Fayette County, KY, 1788-
Private practice, Alexandria, DC, -1801
Private practice, Winchester, VA., 1803-1848
Martin, George
Ewing
Born 11/23/1857 in Lancaster, OH
Died 4/14/1948
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Justice, U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Calvin Coolidge on May 16, 1924; Confirmed by the Senate on May 22, 1924, and received commission on May 22, 1924. Assumed
senior status on 9/30/1937. Service terminated
on 4/14/1948,
due to death.
Education:
Wittenberg College, A.B., 1877
University of Heidelberg
Read Law, 1883
Professional Career:
Private practice, Lancaster, Ohio, 1883-1904
Common pleas judge, 7th
Judicial District of Ohio, 1904-1911
Associate judge, U.S. Court
of Customs, 1911-1923
Presiding judge, U.S. Court
of Customs, 1923-1924
Matthews, Burnita
Shelton
Born 12/28/1894 in Burnell, MS
Died 4/25/1988 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Harry S Truman on January 5, 1950; Confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950. Assumed
senior status on 3/1/1968. Service terminated
on 4/25/1988,
due to death.
Education:
National
University Law School, Washington, DC, LL.B.,
1919
National
University Law School, Washington, DC, LL.M.,
1920
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1920-1949
Counsel, National Woman`s
Party, 1921-
Associate editor, Women Lawyer`s
Journal, 1934-1935
Professor, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, 1933-1939, 1942-1948
McComas, Louis
Emory
Born 10/28/1846 in near Hagerstown,
MD
Died 11/10/1907 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Associate Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Benjamin Harrison on December 6, 1892; Confirmed by the Senate on January 25, 1893, and received commission on January 25, 1893. Service terminated
on March 3, 1899, due to resignation.
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 6, 1892; Confirmed by the Senate on 12/6/1905, and received commission on 12/6/1905. Service terminated
on November 10, 1907, due
to death.
Education:
Dickinson College, 1866
Read Law, 1868
Professional Career:
Private practice, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1868-1892
Republican candidate for U.S.
Rep. from Maryland, 1876
U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1883-1891
Republican candidate for U.S.
House of Representatives from Maryland, 1890
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland
U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1899-1905
McCoy, Walter
Irving
Born 12/8/1859 in Troy, NY
Died 7/17/1933 in Cambridge, MA
Federal Judicial
Service:
Chief Justice, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on May 16, 1918; Confirmed by the Senate on May 22, 1918, and received commission on May 22, 1918. Service terminated
on 12/8/1929,
due to retirement.
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on May 16, 1918; Confirmed by the Senate on 10/2/1914, and received commission on 10/2/1914. Service terminated
on 5/22/1918,
due to appointment to another judicial position.
Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1882
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1886
Harvard University, A.M., 1886
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1886-1914
Trustee, Village of South
Orange, New Jersey, 1893-1895, 1901-1905, 1910
U.S. Representative from New
Jersey, 1911-1914
McGarraghy, Joseph
Charles
Born 11/6/1897 in Washington, DC
Died 11/29/1975
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 10, 1954; Confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1954, and received commission on December 3, 1954. Assumed
senior status on 12/17/1967. Service terminated
on 11/29/1975,
due to death.
Education:
Georgetown University Law School,
LL.B., 1921
Professional Career:
U.S. Army, 1917-1920
Assistant corporation
counsel, 1924-1925
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1925-1954
President, Washington Board of Trade, 1946-1947
Chairman, Greater National
Capital Committee, 1947-1950
Chairman, Republican State
Committee, Washington, DC, 1949-1954
Chairman, Eisenhower-Nixon
Inaugural Committee, 1953
McGowan, Carl
E.
Born 5/7/1911 in Hymera, IN
Died 12/21/1987 in Washington, DC
Federal Judicial
Service:
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
Nominated by John F. Kennedy on January 15, 1963; Confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 1963, and received commission on March 27, 1963. Served as chief
judge, 1981 - 1981.
Assumed senior status on 8/31/1981. Service terminated
on 12/21/1987,
due to death.
Education:
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1932
Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1936
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York
City, 1936-1939
Faculty, Northwestern Law
School, 1939-1942
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945
Private practice, Washington,
DC, 1946-1948
Faculty, Northwestern Law
School, 1948-1949
Counsel, State Governor of Illinois, 1949-1953
Private practice, Chicago,
Illinois, 1953-1963
General counsel, Chicago and
North Western Railway, 1957-1963
McGuire, Matthew
Francis
Born 5/30/1898
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