Lawrence Edward Walsh

Biography of Lawrence Edward Walsh

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Walsh
• First Name: Lawrence
• Middle Name: Edward
• Date of Birth: January , 8 , 1912
• Place of Birth (POB): Port Maitland, Nova Scotia , Canada
• Date of Death: March , 19 , 2014
• Place of Death (POD): Oklahoma City , Oklahoma (US-OK, OK, 40, Okla., Ok.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Lawrence Edward Walsh Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/06/1954
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 68 Stat. 8
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/06/1954
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/26/1954
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/27/1954
• Commission Date: 04/28/1954
• Date of Termination: 12/29/1957
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Lawrence Edward Walsh in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1932

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1935

Lawrence Edward Walsh Career Path

Employment:

• Special assistant attorney general for Drukman investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1938
• Deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1938-1941
• Private practice, New York City, 1941-1943, 1961-1981
• Assistant counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1943-1949
• Counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1950-1951
• Counsel, New York State Public Service Commission, 1951-1953
• General counsel and executive director, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, 1953-1954
• Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1957-1960
• Ambassador, U.S. delegation, Paris Peace Talks, 1969
• Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1981-
• Independent counsel, Iran-Contra investigation, 1986-1993

Resources

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