William Henry Hastie

1904–1976 · Knoxville, TN

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitJudgeHarry S Truman (Democratic)Jul 22, 1950Death, Apr 14, 1976

Education

  • Amherst College, A.B., 1925
  • Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1930
  • Harvard Law School, S.J.D., 1933

Professional Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1930-1933; Assistant solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1933-1937; Dean, Howard University School of Law, 1939-1946; Civilian aide to the Secretary of War, 1940-1943; Governor, Virgin Islands, 1946-1949; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1968-1971

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands, 1937-1939
  • Judge, Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 1972-1976

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