Walter Jay Skinner

Judge Walter Jay Skinner

Personal

Birthday:

9/12/1927

Birthplace:

Washington, DC

Date of Death:

5/8/2005

Place of Death:

Concord, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1952-1957, 1965-1973
Private practice, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1957-1963
Town counsel, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1957-1963
Assistant district attorney, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1957-1963
Assistant attorney general and chief of Criminal Division, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1963-1965

Education

Name of School:

Harvard University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1948

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:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1952

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Court Name:

Massachusetts District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/19/1973

Retirement from Active Service:

9/14/1992

Termination Date:

5/8/2005

Termination Reason:

Death