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Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr.

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Jun 24, 1966. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Jun 24, 1966
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1920

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsLyndon B. Johnson · Jun 24, 1966 – Sep 16, 1999

Education

  • College of the Holy CrossA.B., 1941
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1946

Career

U.S. Army sergeant, 1943-1945; Law clerk, Hon. Francis J.W. Ford, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1946-1947; Private practice, Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, 1947-1948; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1948-1950; Lecturer in federal jurisdiction and procedure, Boston College Law School, 1950-1951; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1951-1961; U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1961-1966; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1982-1985

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