Bolitha James Laws

1891–1958 · Washington, DC

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaAssociate JusticeFranklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Jun 24, 1938Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Mar 2, 1945
U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaChief JusticeFranklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)Feb 23, 1945Reassignment, Sep 1, 1948
U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Sep 1, 1948Death, Nov 14, 1958

Education

  • Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center), LL.B., 1913
  • Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center), LL.M., 1914

Professional Career

Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1914-1920; Private practice, New York City, 1920-1921; Litigation counsel/assistant general counsel, Emergency Fleet Corporation, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-1922; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1922-1938; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Emergency Court of Appeals, 1943-1958

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