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Gesell, Gerhard Alden

Born June 16, 1910, in Los Angeles, CA
Died February 19, 1993, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1967, to a seat vacated by Spottswood W. Robinson, III. Confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 1967, and received commission on December 12, 1967. Assumed senior status on January 22, 1993. Service terminated on February 19, 1993, due to death.

Education:
Yale University, A.B., 1932
Yale Law School, LL.B., 1935

Professional Career:

Trial attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-1940
Technical advisor to the chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1940-1941
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1941-1967
Chairman, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 1962-1964
Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1970-1972

Manuscript Collections

John F. Kennedy Library
Boston, Mass.
Gerhard A. Gesell papers, 1962-1966.
1 linear ft.; records of the Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, while Gesell was chairman, which include reports, drafts, correspondence, and background material.

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Gerhard A. Gesell papers, 1956-1993.
67.2 linear ft.; finding aid; restricted; collection contains correspondence, speeches, opinions, case files, legal papers, and other miscellaneous documents.

University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
Laramie, Wyo.
Gerhard A. Gesell papers, 1936-1941.
ca. 1 cubic ft.; finding aid; miscellaneous material compiled by Gesell while legal assistant to the Securities and Exchange Commission (1936-1941), and research on various issues affecting the insurance industry.

Oral History

Gesell, Gerhard A. "The Honorable Gerhard A. Gesell." Interview conducted on December 27, 1991, by John G. Kester. Judges' Library, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, D.C., 1998. Transcript, 131 pages.Also available at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and in the Manuscript Reading Room at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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