Elijah Barrett Prettyman

Judge Elijah Barrett Prettyman

Personal

Birthday:

8/23/1891

Birthplace:

Lexington, VA

Date of Death:

8/4/1971

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Hopewell, Virginia, 1915-1917
U.S. Army captain, 1917-1919
Special attorney, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., and New York City, 1919-1920
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and New York City, 1920-1933
General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1933-1934
Corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1934-1936
Private practice, Washington, D.C., and Hartford, Connecticut, 1936-1945

Education

Name of School:

Randolph-Macon College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1910

Name of School - Second:

Randolph-Macon College

Degree - Second:

A.M.

Degree Year - Second:

1911

Name of School - Third:

Georgetown University Law Center

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Degree - Third:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Third:

1915

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:

Harry S Truman

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

9/28/1945

Retirement from Active Service:

4/16/1962

Termination Date:

8/4/1971

Termination Reason:

Death