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Carl McGowan

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Carl McGowan

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Education

Bachelor's

Dartmouth College, 1932

Law

Columbia Law, 1936

Personal
Birthplace
Hymera, Ind.


Carl E. McGowan (1911-1987) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

McGowan was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on January 15, 1963, to a seat vacated by Henry Edgerton; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 15, 1963, and received his commission on March 27th. He served as chief judge for a brief stint during 1981 before he assumed senior status on August 31st of that year. He served until his death on December 21, 1987.[1]

Education

  • Dartmouth College, A.B., 1932
  • Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1936[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, New York City, 1936-1939
  • Faculty, Northwestern Law School, 1939-1942
  • U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945
  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1946-1948
  • Faculty, Northwestern Law School, 1948-1949
  • Counsel, State Governor of Illinois, 1949-1953
  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1953-1963
  • General counsel, Chicago and North Western Railway, 1957-1963[1]

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