Carl E. McGowan

Judge Carl E. McGowan

Personal

Birthday:

5/7/1911

Birthplace:

Hymera, IN

Date of Death:

12/21/1987

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1936-1939
Faculty, Northwestern Law School, 1939-1942, 1948-1949
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1948
Counsel, Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II, Illinois, 1949-1953
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1953-1963
General counsel, Chicago and North Western Railway, 1957-1963

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, August 16, 1962; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Dartmouth College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1932

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1936

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Court Name:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/27/1963

Retirement from Active Service:

8/31/1981

Termination Date:

12/21/1987

Termination Reason:

Death