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Walsh, Leonard Patrick
Born March 10, 1904, in Superior, WI
Died February 13, 1980
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 26, 1959, to a seat vacated by Bolitha J. Laws. Confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received commission on September 14, 1959. Assumed senior status due to certified disability on October 5, 1971. Service terminated on February 13, 1980, due to death.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Chief Judge, Municipal Court of the District of Columbia, 1953-1959
Education:
National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School), LL.B., 1933
Professional Career:
Died February 13, 1980
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 26, 1959, to a seat vacated by Bolitha J. Laws. Confirmed by the Senate on September 9, 1959, and received commission on September 14, 1959. Assumed senior status due to certified disability on October 5, 1971. Service terminated on February 13, 1980, due to death.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Chief Judge, Municipal Court of the District of Columbia, 1953-1959
Education:
National University School of Law (now George Washington University Law School), LL.B., 1933
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1933-1953
Professorial lecturer, George Washington University School of Law, 1956-1964