Walter Jay Skinner

Biography of Walter Jay Skinner

Family Name (Surname): Skinner
First Name: Walter
Middle Name: Jay
Date of Birth: September , 12 , 1927
Place of Birth (POB): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Date of Death: May , 8 , 2005
Place of Death (POD): Concord , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 10/10/1973
American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
Seat vacated by: Julian , Anthony
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 10/10/1973
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 12/14/1973
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/14/1973
Commission Date: 12/19/1973
Retirement from Active Service: 09/14/1992
Date of Termination: 05/08/2005
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1952-1957, 1965-1973
Private practice, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1957-1963
Town counsel, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1957-1963
Assistant district attorney, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1957-1963
Assistant attorney general and chief of Criminal Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1963-1965