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Howard Francis Corcoran

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Howard Francis Corcoran served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Mar 11, 1965. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Mar 11, 1965
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1906

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaLyndon B. Johnson · Mar 11, 1965 – May 11, 1989

Education

  • Princeton UniversityA.B., 1928
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1931

Career

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1933-1934; Tennessee Valley Authority, 1934-1935; Legal associate, U.S. 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, D.C., 1954-1965

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