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Joseph Warren Madden
Judge, Court of Claims · 1941
Joseph Warren Madden , Judge, Court of Claims. Joseph Warren Madden (January 17, 1890 – February 17, 1972) was an American lawyer, judge, civil servant, and educator. He served as a judge of the United States Court of Claims and was the first Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (serving from August 27, 1935 to August 26, 1940). He received the Medal of Freedom in 1947.
Education
- University of IllinoisB.A., 1911
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1914
Career
Professor of law, University of Oklahoma, 1914-1916; Private practice, Rockford, Illinois, 1916-1917; Professor of law, Ohio State University, 1917-1921; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1920; Dean and professor of law, West Virginia University Law School, 1921-1927; Professor of law, University of Pittsburgh, 1927-1938; Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-1940; Associate director and director, Legal Division, and adviser to the U.S. military governor, Office of Military Government for Germany, 1945-1946; Professor of law, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1961-1972
Biography
Joseph Warren Madden (January 17, 1890 – February 17, 1972) was an American lawyer, judge, civil servant, and educator. He served as a judge of the United States Court of Claims and was the first Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (serving from August 27, 1935 to August 26, 1940). He received the Medal of Freedom in 1947.
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