Malcolm Richard Wilkey

Biography of Malcolm Richard Wilkey

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Wilkey
• First Name: Malcolm
• Middle Name: Richard
• Date of Birth: December , 6 , 1918
• Place of Birth (POB): Murfreesboro , Tennessee (US-TN, TN, 47, Tenn)
• Date of Death: August , 15 , 2009
• Place of Death (POD): Santiago , Chile
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Malcolm Richard Wilkey Court Service Information

• 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: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/16/1970
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Burger , Warren E.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/16/1970
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 02/24/1970
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/24/1970
• Commission Date: 02/25/1970
• Retirement from Active Service: 12/06/1984
• Date of Termination: 11/08/1985
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Malcolm Richard Wilkey in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1940

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1948

Malcolm Richard Wilkey Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army major, 1941-1945
• U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1946-1953
• Private practice, Texas, 1948-1954, 1961-1963
• Instructor, University of Houston School of Law, 1949-1954
• U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1954-1958
• Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958-1961; Office of Legal Affairs, 1958-1959; Criminal Division, 1959-1961
• General counsel and secretary, Kennecott Copper Corporation, 1963-1970
• Ambassador to Uruguay, U.S. Department of State, 1985-1990

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