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Carl E. McGowan

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1963

Carl E. McGowan , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Carl Eugene McGowan (May 7, 1911 – December 21, 1987) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Education

  • Dartmouth CollegeA.B., 1932
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1936

Career

Private practice, New York City, 1936-1939; Faculty, Northwestern Law School, 1939-1942, 1948-1949; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1948; Counsel, Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II, Illinois, 1949-1953; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1953-1963; General counsel, Chicago and North Western Railway, 1957-1963; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981

Biography

Carl Eugene McGowan (May 7, 1911 – December 21, 1987) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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