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George Thomas Washington

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1950

George Thomas Washington , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. George Thomas Washington (June 24, 1908 – August 21, 1971) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Education

  • Yale CollegePh.B., 1928
  • University of OxfordLitt.B., law, 1931
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1932

Career

Rhodes Scholar; Private practice, New York City, 1932-1938; Faculty, Cornell University Law School, 1938-1942; professor of law, 1942; Attorney, Office of Emergency Management, 1942; U.S. economic representative, Baghdad, Iraq, 1942-1943; Chief, U.S. Lend-Lease Mission, Teheran, Iran, 1943-1944; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1944-1946; Assistant solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1946-1949; acting solicitor general, 1946-1947; Legal adviser, U.S. Delegation to UN Conference on Freedom of the Press, Geneva, Switzerland, 1948

Biography

George Thomas Washington (June 24, 1908 – August 21, 1971) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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