Elijah Barrett Prettyman
1891–1971 · Lexington, VA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Associate Justice | Harry S Truman (Democratic) | Sep 28, 1945 | Death, Aug 4, 1971 |
Education
- Randolph-Macon College, B.A., 1910
- Randolph-Macon College, A.M., 1911
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center), LL.B., 1915
Professional Career
Private practice, Hopewell, Virginia, 1915-1917; U.S. Army captain, 1917-1919; Special attorney, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., and New York City, 1919-1920; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and New York City, 1920-1933; General counsel, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1933-1934; Corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1934-1936; Private practice, Washington, D.C., and Hartford, Connecticut, 1936-1945; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1959-1960
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 1,412 opinions from 1945 to 1972
- Jeannette Lenkin v. District of Columbia, Morris Pollin v. District of Columbia 1972
- Patricio Mendoza-Acosta A/K/A Guadalupe H. Aguilar v. United States 1970
- Jack W. McRae v. United States 1969
- James R. Spencer v. General Hospital of the District of Columbia 1969
- United States v. Floyd W. McNeil 1969
- Jack Siegel v. William E. Bookhultz & Sons, Inc., St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. 1969
- Ronald T. Butler, an Infant, by Booker T. Butler, His Father and Next Friend, and Booker T. Butler, Individually v. District of Columbia 1969
- Charles Schraier v. Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior 1969
- Marcella S. Halstead v. John Spry 1969
- Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America v. National Labor Relations Board 1969
- Fischer v. Federal Communications Commission 1969
- Albert L. Hawkins v. United States 1969
- Buddy R. Earnhart v. United States 1969
- American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America 1969
- James L. Fleming v. United States 1969
- Calvin F. Smith v. United States 1969
- Ernest Lee Braswell v. United States 1969
- District of Columbia v. Louis Neyman 1969
- Don Morrow v. District of Columbia, in the Matter of Harry T. Alexander, Judge, District of Columbia Court of General Sessions 1969
- Local 919, Retail Clerks International Association, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board 1969
- Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade v. The Attorney General of the United States 1969
- American Mail Line, Ltd. v. James W. Gulick 1969
- Marshall A. Contee v. United States 1969
- Patricio Mendoza-Acosta A/K/A Guadalupe H. Aguilar v. United States 1969
- United Packinghouse, Food & Allied Workers International Union v. National Labor Relations Board 1969
- Tyrone F. Dade v. United States 1969
- Felicia Page Davis and Glenn W. Davis v. Phyllis O. Harrod and Dennette Harrod 1969
- Star Television, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission 1969
- Allen M. Krebs and Walter D. Teague, III v. John M. Ashbrook 1969
- Clarence Blair v. United States of America, James L. Suggs v. United States 1968
- Earl G. Boxley v. Charles M. Rodgers 1968
- West Michigan Telecasters, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Bcu-Tv, Intervenor 1968
- Foster v. Massey 1968
- Elizabeth B. Argent v. Samuel E. Argent 1968
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' Compensation 1968
- Dora L. Levine v. Dr. Harold H. Katz and Shannon & Luchs Company 1968
- Bernard Lyon Frishman v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a Corporation, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a Corporation v. Bernard Lyon Frishman 1968
- Leon I. Williford v. United States 1968
- Virginia Smith v. John Wesley Hood and Diplomat Cab Company, Inc. 1968
- Clifford E. Green v. United States 1968
- Dallas Building and Construction Trades Council v. National Labor Relations Board, Dallas County Construction Employers Association, Inc., Intervenor 1968
- Elizabeth MacKenzie v. D.C. Unemployment Compensation Board 1968
- Ernestine v. Prather v. District of Columbia 1968
- The Port of New York Authority v. Baker, Watts & Co. 1968
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers v. National Labor Relations Board 1968
- Ernest Quick v. George C. Martin, William L. Massey v. George C. Martin, Inc. 1968
- Harry Gross v. United States 1968
- William Massey, Deputy Commissioner Bureau of Employees' Compensation v. D.C. Transit System, Inc., William Guinn White v. D.C. Transit System, Inc. 1967
- Haywood Liles v. United States of America, John D. Johnson v. United States 1967
- Richard J. Dillane v. United States 1967
- Edith S. Markus v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1967
- David A. Smith v. District of Columbia 1967
- Fred Norman v. United States of America, James N. Washington v. United States of America, Leonard R. O'Bery v. United States 1967
- George E. Jalbert v. District of Columbia 1967
- Dianne Feeley v. District of Columbia 1967
- Howard Campbell, Jr. v. United States 1967
- George W. Thomas v. United States 1967
- Wilfred Handler v. Secretary of Labor 1967
- Leonard W. Collins v. Dale C. Cameron, Superintendent, St. Elizabeths Hospital 1967
- W. E. B. DuBois Clubs of America v. Katzenbach 1967
- The Telephone Users Association, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission 1967
- The Communist Party of the United States of America v. United States 1967
- Murray H. Ingalls v. Harold Brown, Secretary of the Air Force 1967
- General Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers, Local Union No. 782 v. National Labor Relations Board 1967
- Bessie D. Newberry v. Nathan H. Cohen, Bessie D. Newberry v. Nathan H. Cohen 1967
- Community Broadcasting Service, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Mortimer Hendrickson and Vivian Eliza Hendrickson, Intervenors 1967
- Washington Concrete Sales Corp. v. Morrissette 1966
- Melvin L. Brown v. United States 1966
- American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission 1966
- The Government of Guam v. Federal Maritime Commission and United States of America, Pacific Far East Line, Inc., Intervenor 1966
- Burton W. Doyle v. District of Columbia 1966
- William Henry Hiet, Jr. v. United States 1966
- David R. Weinberg v. John W. MacY Jr. 1966
- Wally Kelberine v. Societe Internationale, Etc., Interhandel, Etc. 1966
- David R. Weinberg v. John W. MacY Jr. 1966
- Exquisite Form Brassiere, Inc., a Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission 1966
- Robert E. Barnes v. United States 1966
- Norma Lee Jones, Administratrix, Estate of Zelma Mae Pledger, Deceased v. Anderson Pledger, Sr., Administrator, Estate of John Pledger, Deceased 1966
- Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Aaxico Airlines, Inc., Saturn Airways, Inc., Intervenors 1966
- Leroy R. Sessoms v. United States 1966
- In the Matter of Charles H. Quimby, III 1966
- Solomon C. Curtis v. District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation, Cora A. Geiger and Elizabeth G. Delaney 1966
- North Central Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board 1966
- William Kaufman v. The McLaughlin Company 1966
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. The Commissioner of Patents 1966
- Grabois v. Grosner 1966
- California Research Corporation v. David L. Ladd, Commissioner of Patents 1966
- Chester A. Snow v. District of Columbia, Chester A. Snow, T/a Chester A. Snow Rents v. District of Columbia 1966
- Southland Manufacturing Corporation v. Secretary of Labor 1966
- Johnette Moncrief v. Sam A. Anderson 1966
- Wolfgang Baenitz and Chemische Werke Witten v. David L. Ladd, Commissioner of Patents 1966
- Donelson Caffrey Glassie v. Pauline M. King 1965
- Vincent W. Eckel v. David L. Ladd, Commissioner of Patents 1965
- George Blow v. H. Max Ammerman, George Blow v. A. L. Wheeler 1965
- William L. Trest v. United States 1965
- Monsanto Company, Jules Pinsky, Albert E. Adakonis, and Alvin R. Nielsen v. Ernst Kamp, Karl Jahn, and Edward J. Brenner, Commissioner of Patents 1965
- Retail Store Employees Union, Local 400 v. National Labor Relations Board 1965
- Charles D. Pouncey v. United States 1965
- James J. McDonald v. United States 1965
- Frederick C. Zangardi v. Walter N. Tobriner, President, Board of D. C. Commissioners 1965