Lawrence Edward Walsh

Judge Lawrence Edward Walsh

Personal

Birthday:

1/8/1912

Birthplace:

Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date of Death:

3/19/2014

Place of Death:

Oklahoma City, OK

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Special assistant attorney general for Drukman investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1938
Deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1938-1941
Private practice, New York City, 1941-1943, 1961-1981
Assistant counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1943-1949
Counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1950-1951
Counsel, New York State Public Service Commission, 1951-1953
General counsel and executive director, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, 1953-1954
Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1957-1960
Ambassador, U.S. delegation, Paris Peace Talks, 1969
Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1981-
Independent counsel, Iran-Contra investigation, 1986-1993

Education

Name of School:

Columbia University

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:

1935

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

4/28/1954

Termination Date:

12/29/1957

Termination Reason:

Resignation