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Julius Waties Waring

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina · 1942

Julius Waties Waring , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina. Julius Waties Waring (July 27, 1880 – January 11, 1968) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina who played an important role in the early legal battles of the American Civil Rights Movement. His dissent in Briggs v. Elliott was foundational to Brown v. Board of Education.

Education

  • College of CharlestonA.B., 1900
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Career

Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1901-1942; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of South Carolina, 1914-1921; Corporation counsel, Charleston, South Carolina, 1933-1942; Campaign manager, U.S. Sen. Ellison ''Cotton Ed'' Smith ofSouth Carolina, 1938

Biography

Julius Waties Waring (July 27, 1880 – January 11, 1968) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina who played an important role in the early legal battles of the American Civil Rights Movement. His dissent in Briggs v. Elliott was foundational to Brown v. Board of Education.

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