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Laurence Hirsch Silberman

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1985

Laurence Hirsch Silberman , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Laurence Hirsch Silberman (October 12, 1935 – October 2, 2022) was an American jurist and diplomat who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1985 until his death. He was appointed in October 1985 by President Ronald Reagan and took senior status on November 1, 2000. On June 11, 2008, President George W.

Education

  • Dartmouth CollegeA.B., 1957
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1961

Career

U.S. Army private, 1957-1958; Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1961-1967; Lecturer, University of Hawaii Law School, 1962-1963; Attorney, Appellate Division, National Labor Relations Board, 1967-1969; Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1969-1970; Undersecretary of labor, 1970-1973; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1973-1974, 1978-1979, 1983-1985; Deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1975; Ambassador to Yugoslavia, U.S. Department of State, 1975-1977; President's special envoy on International Labor Organization Affairs, 1976; American Enterprise Institute, 1977-1985; senior fellow, 1977-1978; visiting fellow, 1978-1985; Executive vice president of strategic planning, Legal and Government Affairs, Crocker National Bank, San Francisco, California, 1979-1983; Faculty, Georgetown University Law Center, 1987-; adjunct professor of law, 1987-1999; distinguished vis

Biography

Laurence Hirsch Silberman (October 12, 1935 – October 2, 2022) was an American jurist and diplomat who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1985 until his death. He was appointed in October 1985 by President Ronald Reagan and took senior status on November 1, 2000. On June 11, 2008, President George W.

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