George Thomas Washington
George Thomas Washington (June 24, 1908 – August 21, 1971) was an American jurist who served as judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit from 1949 to 1965.
Biography
Washington was born in 1908 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the son of William Morrow Washington and Janet Margaret (Thomas) Washington.[1] He was a descendant of Samuel Washington, brother of George Washington.[2]
Washington graduated from Yale University in 1928. He attended Yale Law School for a year and then studied at the University of Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship, obtaining a bachelor's degree in law in 1931. He returned to Yale Law School, graduating with a LL.B degree in 1932.[2]
In 1949 he was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit by Harry Truman. He retired as a senior member of the Court in 1965.[2]
Washington died at his home in Santa Barbara, California in 1971 at the age of 63. He was survived by his wife, the former Helen Goodner.[2]
References
- ↑ Biographical information for George Thomas Washington from The Political Graveyard.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 1949–1965 |
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- 1908 births
- 1971 deaths
- People from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
- People from Santa Barbara, California
- Yale University alumni
- American Rhodes Scholars
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Yale Law School alumni
- Cornell University faculty
- American legal scholars
- United States Assistant Attorneys General
- Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
- United States court of appeals judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
- Washington family
- 20th-century American lawyers
