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Harry Thomas Edwards

Senior judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Harry Thomas Edwards serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Feb 20, 1980. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Feb 20, 1980
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1940

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitJimmy Carter · Feb 20, 1980

Education

  • Cornell UniversityB.S., 1962
  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1965

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1965-1970; Professor of law, University of Michigan Law School, 1970-1975, 1977-1980; Labor arbitrator, 1971-1980; Professor of law, Harvard Law School, 1975-1977; Chairman of the board, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 1978-1980; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1994-2001

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