Wald, Patricia McGowan Born 1928 in Torrington, CT Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Nominated by Jimmy Carter on April 30, 1979, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. Confirmed by the Senate on July 24, 1979, and received commission on July 26, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1986-1991. Service terminated on November 16, 1999, due to retirement. Education: Connecticut College for Women, B.A., 1948 Yale Law School, LL.B., 1951 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Jerome Frank, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1951-1952 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1952-1953 Research and editorial assistant, Frederick M. Rowe, Esq., 1959-1962 Member, National Conference on Bail and Criminal Justice, 1963-1964 Consultant, National Conference on Law & Poverty, Office of Economic Opportunity 1965 Member, President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia, 1965-1966 Consultant, President's Comm. on Law Enforcement & Admin. of Criminal Justice, 1966-1967 Attorney, Office of Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, 1967-1968 Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services Program, Washington, D.C., 1968-1970 Consultant, National Advisory Committee on Civil Disorder, 1968 Consultant, National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 1969 Co-director, Ford Foundation Drug Abuse Research Project, 1970 Attorney, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, D.C., 1971-1972 Director, Office of Policy and Issues, Sargent Shriver Vice-Presidential Campaign, 1972 Attorney, Mental Health Law Project, Washington, D.C., 1972-1977 Assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1979 Member, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, 1999-present Research Collections