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Walter Joseph Cummings
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Walter Joseph Cummings served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Aug 10, 1966. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Aug 10, 1966
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1916
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitLyndon B. Johnson · Aug 10, 1966 – Apr 24, 1999
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1937
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1940
Career
Assistant solicitor general and special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1940-1946; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1946-1966; Solicitor general of the United States, 1952-1953; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1986
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