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Walter Jay Skinner
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Walter Jay Skinner served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Dec 14, 1973. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Dec 14, 1973
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1927
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsRichard M. Nixon · Dec 14, 1973 – May 8, 2005
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B., 1948
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1952
Career
Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1952-1957, 1965-1973; Private practice, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1957-1963; Town counsel, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1957-1963; Assistant district attorney, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1957-1963; Assistant attorney general and chief of Criminal Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1963-1965
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