Walter Pettus Gewin
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Walter Pettus Gewin
Personal
Birthday:
12/9/1908
Birthplace:
Nanafalia, AL
Date of Death:
5/15/1981
Place of Death:
Tuscaloosa, AL
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1935-1936
Private practice, Greensboro, Alabama, 1936-1951
Prosecutor, Hale County, Alabama, 1942-1951
Private practice, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1951-1961
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, September 20, 1961; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
Birmingham-Southern College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1930
Name of School - Second:
Emory University
Degree - Second:
B.L.S.
Degree Year - Second:
1932
Name of School - Third:
University of Alabama School of Law
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Degree - Third:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Third:
1935 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Court Name:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
President Nominating:
John F. Kennedy
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
2/9/1962
Retirement from Active Service:
11/1/1976
Termination Date:
5/15/1981
Termination Reason:
Death
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