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Miles Lord
Miles Welton Lord was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Lord was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on February 10, 1966, to a seat vacated by Dennis Donovan; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 28, 1966, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1981 until he assumed senior status on July 1, 1985. He retired on September 8, 1985. Lord was succeeded in this position by David Doty.[1]
Education
Lord earned his B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1946 and his LL.B. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1948.[1]
Noteworthy cases
Reserve Mining
In 1973, the case of the Reserve Mining Company, Lord ordered the iron-mining company to cease and desist dumping 47 tons of waste rock into Lake Superior every minute at their plant in Silver Bay, Minnesota.[1]
Dalkon Shield
More than 14,000 women who used the Dalkon Shield, an intrauterine contraceptive device, sued its manufacturer, A. H. Robins Company, makers of Chap Stick lip balm and Robitussin cough medicine, saying the device caused uterine preforations, pelvic inflammatory disease, sterility, and spontaneous abortion. Judge Lord's rulings resulted in the device being taken off the market.
Rajender v. University of Minnesota
In 1980 in the case of Shyamala Rajender versus the University of Minnesota, Lord ordered the university to desist from discrimination against women.
Professional career
- 1966–1985: Federal judge, United States District Court, District of Minnesota
- 1961–1966: U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
- 1960–1961: Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1955–1960: State attorney general, Minnesota
- 1952–1954: Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1951–1952: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota
- 1948–1951: Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1944–1945: U.S. Army Air Corps[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Federal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Minnesota Public Radio, "Miles Lord remains an activist," October 29, 2003
- The New York Times, "AROUND THE NATION; Panel Dismisses Action Against Federal Judge," December 27, 1984
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Dennis Donovan |
District of Minnesota 1966–1985 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: David Doty
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
