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Lawrence Walsh (New York judge)
Lawrence Edward Walsh (1912-2014) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Walsh was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on April 6, 1954, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 1954, and received his commission on April 28th. He resigned on December 29, 1957.[1] Walsh was succeeded in this position by Lloyd MacMahon. Walsh passed away at the age of 102 on March 19, 2014.[2]
Early life and education
Walsh earned both his A.B. and his LL.B. from Columbia University in 1932 and 1935, respectively.[1]
Professional career
- 1986-1993: Independent Counsel, Iran-Contra Investigation
- 1981-2014: Private Practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1969: Ambassador, U.S. Delegation, Paris Peace Talks
- 1961-1981: Private Practice, New York City, New York
- 1957-1960: Deputy U.S. Attorney General
- 1953-1954: General Counsel, Executive Director, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
- 1951-1953: Counsel, Public Service Commission
- 1950-1951: Counsel to the Governor of New York
- 1943-1949: Assistant Counsel to the Governor of New York
- 1941-1943: Private Practice, New York City, New York
- 1938-1941: Deputy Assistant District Attorney, New York County
- 1936-1938: Special Assistant Attorney, Drukman Investigation[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
Walsh was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on April 6, 1954, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 27, 1954, and received his commission on April 28th. He resigned on December 29, 1957.[1] Walsh was succeeded in this position by Lloyd MacMahon.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA |
Southern District of New York 1954–1957 |
Succeeded by: Lloyd MacMahon
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
