Wendell Arthur Garrity
Biography of Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr.
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Garrity
- First Name: Wendell
- Middle Name: Arthur
- Generational Suffix: Jr.
- Date of Birth: June , 20 , 1920
- Place of Birth (POB): Worcester , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Date of Death: September , 16 , 1999
- Place of Death (POD): Wellesley , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/23/1966
- American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
- New Seat
- Authorization legislation: 75 Stat. 80
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/23/1966
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 06/24/1966
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/24/1966
- Commission Date: 06/24/1966
- Retirement from Active Service: 12/01/1985
- Date of Termination: 09/16/1999
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. in the Law School
- Name of School: College of the Holy Cross
- 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: 1946
Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. Career Path
Employment:
- U.S. Army sergeant, 1943-1945
- Law clerk, Hon. Francis J.W. Ford, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1946-1947
- Private practice, Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, 1947-1948
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1948-1950
- Lecturer in federal jurisdiction and procedure, Boston College Law School, 1950-1951
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1951-1961
- U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1961-1966
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