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Malcolm Richard Wilkey
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Malcolm Richard Wilkey served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Appointed by Richard M. Nixon and confirmed Feb 24, 1970. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon
- Confirmed
- Feb 24, 1970
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1918
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitRichard M. Nixon · Feb 24, 1970 – Nov 8, 1985
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B., 1940
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1948
Career
U.S. Army major, 1941-1945; U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1946-1953; Private practice, Texas, 1948-1954, 1961-1963; Instructor, University of Houston School of Law, 1949-1954; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1954-1958; Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958-1961; Office of Legal Affairs, 1958-1959; Criminal Division, 1959-1961; General counsel and secretary, Kennecott Copper Corporation, 1963-1970; Ambassador to Uruguay, U.S. Department of State, 1985-1990
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