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Leonard Patrick Walsh

Born 3/10/1904 · Died 2/13/1980

Judicial Career

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Biography

Leonard Patrick Walsh

Leonard Patrick Walsh (March 10, 1904 – February 13, 1980) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia .

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Education and career

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Born in Superior , Wisconsin , Walsh received a Bachelor of Laws from National University Law School (now George Washington University Law School ) in Washington, D.C. in 1933. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1933 to 1953. He was Chief Judge of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia from 1953 to 1959. He was a professorial lecturer for George Washington University Law School from 1956 to 1964.

Federal judicial service

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Walsh was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 26, 1959, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Bolitha James Laws . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission on September 14, 1959. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on October 5, 1971. His service terminated on February 13, 1980, due to his death.

References

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 [Leonard Patrick Walsh](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1389326)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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Sources

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