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Lawrence Edward Walsh
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1954
Lawrence Edward Walsh , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Lawrence Edward Walsh (January 8, 1912 – March 19, 2014) was an American lawyer and judge who was United States Deputy Attorney General from 1957 to 1961 and a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.
Education
- Columbia UniversityA.B., 1932
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1935
Career
Special assistant attorney general for Drukman investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1938; Deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1938-1941; Private practice, New York City, 1941-1943, 1961-1981; Assistant counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1943-1949; Counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1950-1951; Counsel, New York State Public Service Commission, 1951-1953; General counsel and executive director, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, 1953-1954; Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1957-1960; Ambassador, U.S. delegation, Paris Peace Talks, 1969; Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1981-; Independent counsel, Iran-Contra investigation, 1986-1993
Biography
Lawrence Edward Walsh (January 8, 1912 – March 19, 2014) was an American lawyer and judge who was United States Deputy Attorney General from 1957 to 1961 and a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.
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