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Born: June 24, 1908
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Died: August 21, 1971
Santa Barbara, California

George Thomas Washington

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Received a recess appointment from Harry S Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat authorized by 63 Stat. 493; nominated to the same position by Harry S. Truman on January 5, 1950. Confirmed by the Senate on April 28, 1950, and received commission on May 1, 1950. Assumed senior status due to certified disability on November 10, 1965. Service terminated on August 21, 1971, due to death.

Education:

Yale College, Ph.B., 1928
University of Oxford, Litt.B., law, 1931
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1932

Professional Career:

Rhodes Scholar Private practice, New York City, 1932-1938
Faculty, Cornell University Law School, 1938-1942; professor of law, 1942
Attorney, Office of Emergency Management, 1942
U.S. economic representative, Baghdad, Iraq, 1942-1943
Chief, U.S. Lend-Lease Mission, Teheran, Iran, 1943-1944
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1944-1946
Assistant solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1946-1949; acting solicitor general, 1946-1947
Legal adviser, U.S. Delegation to UN Conference on Freedom of the Press, Geneva, Switzerland, 1948

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

  • Papers, 1936-1949.
  • 3 ft. (2,600 items); finding aid; collection contains correspondence, articles, drafts of Washington’s book Corporate Executives Compensation (1942), personal records, legal memoranda, lecture notes, speeches, and memorabilia.
  • Elijah Barrett Prettyman papers, 1901-1971; 62 linear ft. (57,000 items); finding aid; correspondence.
Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts