Walter Maximillian Bastian (November 16, 1891 – March 12, 1975) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Walter Maximillian Bastian
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Born 1891 in Washington, DC
Died 1975
FJC ID: 115
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 12/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 110/year
District of Columbia District Court · 1950–1954District of Columbia District Court · 1954–1975District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · 1954–1975
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1915–1950
- National University School of LawLecturer · 1918–1948
Chemical Warfare Service, World War IU.S. Army first lieutenant
Appointments
1954–1975 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Term ended: Death- 1950–1954 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.B. · 1913