Charles Francis McLaughlin
Personal
Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1910-1935
Special master in chancery, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 1916-1918
U.S. Army, American Expeditionary Force, 1918-1919
U.S. Army Reserve major, 1919-1921
U.S. representative from Nebraska, 1935-1943
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska, 1942
Member, American-Mexican Claims Commission, 1943-1947
Member, U.S. Indian Claims Commission, 1947-1949
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, October 17, 1949; no Senate vote
Education
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.