Lawrence Edward Walsh (January 8, 1912 – March 19, 2014) was an American lawyer and judge who was United States Deputy Attorney General from 1957 to 1961 and a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.
Lawrence Edward Walsh
New York Southern District Court
Born 1912 in Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died 2014 in Oklahoma City, OK
FJC ID: 2491
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma1981–present
- Iran-Contra investigationIndependent counsel · 1986–1993
- Private practice, New York City1941–1943, 1961–1981
- U.S. delegation, Paris Peace TalksAmbassador · 1969
U.S. Department of JusticeDeputy attorney general · 1957–1960- Waterfront Commission of New York HarborGeneral counsel and executive director · 1953–1954
- New York State Public Service CommissionCounsel · 1951–1953
- Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New YorkCounsel · 1950–1951
- Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New YorkAssistant counsel · 1943–1949
- New York County, New YorkDeputy assistant district attorney · 1938–1941
- U.S. Department of JusticeSpecial assistant attorney general for Drukman investigation · 1936–1938
Appointments
1954–1957 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
Education
LL.B. · 1935- Columbia UniversityA.B. · 1932