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Pratt, John Helm

Born November 17, 1910, in Portsmouth, NH
Died August 11, 1995, in Chevy Chase, MD

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968, to a seat vacated by Alexander Holtzoff. Confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1968, and received commission on June 7, 1968. Assumed senior status on December 1, 1989. Service terminated on August 11, 1995, due to death.

Education:
Harvard University, A.B., 1930
Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1934

Professional Career:

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1934-1942, 1946-1968
U.S. Marines captain, 1942-1946

Oral History

Pratt, John H. "The Honorable John H. Pratt: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia." Interviews conducted in 1992 and 1993 by Jacob A. Stein. Judges' Library, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, D.C., 1996. Transcript, 63 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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Pratt, John Helm