Carl E. Mcgowan

Biography of Carl E. McGowan

Family Name (Surname): McGowan
First Name: Carl
Middle Name: E.
Date of Birth: May , 7 , 1911
Place of Birth (POB): Hymera , Indiana (US-IN, IN, 18, Ind., In.)
Date of Death: December , 21 , 1987
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/15/1963
Seat vacated by: Edgerton , Henry W.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/15/1963
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 03/14/1963
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/15/1963
Commission Date: 03/27/1963
Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1981
Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1981
Retirement from Active Service: 08/31/1981
Date of Termination: 12/21/1987
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Private practice, New York City, 1936-1939
Faculty, Northwestern Law School, 1939-1942, 1948-1949
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1948
Counsel, Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II, Illinois, 1949-1953
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1953-1963
General counsel, Chicago and North Western Railway, 1957-1963
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, August 16, 1962; no Senate vote