Malcolm Richard Wilkey

Judge Malcolm Richard Wilkey

Personal

Birthday:

12/6/1918

Birthplace:

Murfreesboro, TN

Date of Death:

8/15/2009

Place of Death:

Santiago, Chile

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army major, 1941-1945
U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, 1946-1953
Private practice, Texas, 1948-1954, 1961-1963
Instructor, University of Houston School of Law, 1949-1954
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 1954-1958
Assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958-1961; Office of Legal Affairs, 1958-1959; Criminal Division, 1959-1961
General counsel and secretary, Kennecott Copper Corporation, 1963-1970
Ambassador to Uruguay, U.S. Department of State, 1985-1990

Education

Name of School:

Harvard University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1940

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1948

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:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

2/25/1970

Retirement from Active Service:

12/6/1984

Termination Date:

11/8/1985

Termination Reason:

Retirement