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Gerhard Alden Gesell
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Gerhard Alden Gesell served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Dec 7, 1967.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Dec 7, 1967
- Born
- 1910
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaLyndon B. Johnson · Dec 7, 1967 – Feb 19, 1993
Education
- Yale UniversityA.B., 1932
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1935
Career
Trial attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-1940; Technical advisor to the chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1940-1941; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1941-1967; Chairman, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 1962-1964; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1970-1972
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