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Bolitha James Laws
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Bolitha James Laws served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1891
Appointments
- Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 16, 1938 – Mar 2, 1945
- Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Feb 22, 1945 – Sep 1, 1948
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaNone (reassignment) · – Nov 14, 1958
Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.B., 1913
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.M., 1914
Career
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1914-1920; Private practice, New York City, 1920-1921; Litigation counsel/assistant general counsel, Emergency Fleet Corporation, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-1922; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1922-1938; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958
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