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Patricia McGowan Wald

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Patricia McGowan Wald served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Jul 24, 1979 by a 77–21 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Jul 24, 1979
Senate vote
77–21
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1928

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitJimmy Carter · Jul 24, 1979 – Nov 16, 1999

Education

  • Connecticut College for Women (now Connecticut College)B.A., 1948
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1951

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Jerome Frank, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1951-1952; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1952-1953; Research and editorial assistant, Frederick M. Rowe, Esq., 1959-1962; Member, National Conference on Bail and Criminal Justice, 1963-1964; Consultant, National Conference on Law & Poverty, Office of Economic Opportunity, 1965; Member, President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia, 1965-1966; Consultant, President's Commission on Law Enforcement & Administration of Criminal Justice, 1966-1967; Attorney, Office of Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 1967-1968; Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington, D.C., 1968-1970; Consultant, National Advisory Committee on Civil Disorder, 1968; Consultant, National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 1969; Co-director, Ford Foundation Drug Abuse Research Project, 1970; Attorney, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, D.C., 1971-1972; Director, Office of Policy and Issues, Sargent Shriver Vice-Presidential Campaign, 1972; Attorney, Mental Health Law Project, Washington, D.C., 1972-1977; Assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1979; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1986-1990; Member, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, 1999-2001

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