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Donald Pomery Lay
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Donald Pomery Lay served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Jul 22, 1966. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Confirmed
- Jul 22, 1966
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1926
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitLyndon B. Johnson · Jul 22, 1966 – Apr 29, 2007
Education
- University of IowaB.A., 1949
- University of Iowa College of LawJ.D., 1951
Career
U.S. Navy seaman, 1944-1945; Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1951-1953, 1954-1966; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1953-1954; Instructor, Omaha University (now University of Nebraska Omaha) (part-time), 1956-1957; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1980-1991; Instructor, William Mitchell School of Law, 1983-2007; Professor, University of Minnesota School of Law, 1983-2007
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