Elijah Barrett Prettyman

1891–1971 · Lexington, VA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitAssociate JusticeHarry S Truman (Democratic)Sep 28, 1945Death, 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

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