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John Helm Pratt

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 1968

John Helm Pratt , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. John Helm Pratt (November 17, 1910 – August 11, 1995) was an American lawyer and judge. Born in New Hampshire, Pratt spent most of his life in the Washington, D.C. area, where he practiced law for 34 years before being appointed as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Education

  • Harvard UniversityA.B., 1930
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1934

Career

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1934-1942, 1946-1968; U.S. Marines captain, 1942-1946

Biography

John Helm Pratt (November 17, 1910 – August 11, 1995) was an American lawyer and judge. Born in New Hampshire, Pratt spent most of his life in the Washington, D.C. area, where he practiced law for 34 years before being appointed as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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