Lawrence Edward Walsh

1912–2014 · Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkJudgeDwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)Apr 28, 1954Resignation, Dec 29, 1957

Education

  • Columbia University, A.B., 1932
  • Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1935

Professional Career

Special assistant attorney general for Drukman investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, 1936-1938; Deputy assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1938-1941; Private practice, New York City, 1941-1943, 1961-1981; Assistant counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1943-1949; Counsel, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, New York, 1950-1951; Counsel, New York State Public Service Commission, 1951-1953; General counsel and executive director, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, 1953-1954; Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1957-1960; Ambassador, U.S. delegation, Paris Peace Talks, 1969; Private practice, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1981-; Independent counsel, Iran-Contra investigation, 1986-1993

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