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Charles Fahy
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Charles Fahy served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Apr 4, 1950.
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman
- Confirmed
- Apr 4, 1950
- Born
- 1892
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitHarry S Truman · Apr 4, 1950 – Sep 17, 1979
Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.B., 1914
Career
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1914-1924, 1947-1949; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1917-1919; Private practice, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1924-1933; City attorney, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1932; First assistant solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1933; Member, Petroleum Advisory Board, 1933-1935; chairman, 1934-1935; General counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1935-1940; Assistant solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1940; Member, President's Naval and Air Base Commission to London, 1941; Solicitor general of the United States, 1941-1945; Legal adviser, Office of Military Government, United States, in Germany, 1945-1946; Adviser to American delegation, San Francisco Conference, 1945; Legal adviser, U.S. Department of State, 1946; Member, Legal Commission, United Nations General Assembly, 1947-1949; Chairman, President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunities in the Armed Forces, 1948-1950; Chairman, Personnel Security Review Board, Atomic Energy Commission, 1949
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