Wade Hampton Mccree

Biography of Wade Hampton McCree Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): McCree
• First Name: Wade
• Middle Name: Hampton
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: July , 3 , 1920
• Place of Birth (POB): Des Moines , Iowa (US-IA, IA, 19, Iowa, Ia., Ioa., IOA)
• Date of Death: August , 30 , 1987
• Place of Death (POD): Detroit , Michigan (US-MI, MI, 26, MC, Mich.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: African American

Wade Hampton McCree Jr. Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/18/1961
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 75 Stat. 80
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/18/1961
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 09/22/1961
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/23/1961
• Commission Date: 09/29/1961
• Date of Termination: 09/13/1966
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Wade Hampton McCree Jr.

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/16/1966
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• New Seat 80 Stat. 75
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/16/1966
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 09/06/1966
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/07/1966
• Commission Date: 09/07/1966
• Date of Termination: 03/28/1977
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Wade Hampton McCree Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: Fisk University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1941

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1944

Wade Hampton McCree Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army captain, 1942-1946
• Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1948-1952
• Commissioner, Michigan Workmen's Compensation Commission, 1952-1954
• Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Wayne County, 1954-1961
• Solicitor general of the United States, 1977-1981
• Faculty, University of Michigan Law School, 1981-1987

Resources

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