Malcolm Richard Wilkey
Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit. Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on February 16, 1970, to a seat vacated by Warren E. Burger; Confirmed by the Senate on February 24, 1970, and received commission on February 25, 1970. Assumed senior status on December 6, 1984. Service terminated on November 8, 1985, due to retirement.
Harvard University, A.B., 1940
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1948
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Major, 1941-1945
U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, 1946-1953
Private practice, Texas, 1948-1954
Instructor, University of Houston School of Law, 1949-1954
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1954-1958
Assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958-1959
Assistant attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1959-1961
Private practice, Texas, 1961-1963
General counsel and secretary, Kennecott Copper Corporation, 1963-1970
U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, 1985-1990