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Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Judge
1962 – 1976 · 14 yrsAppointed by John F. Kennedy
Private practice
1979 – 2009 · 30 yrs
Attorney General of the United States
1977 – 1979 · 2 yrs
1976 – present · 50 yrs
Chief of staff
1959 – 1961 · 2 yrs
1953 – 1961 · 8 yrs
1952 – 1953 · 1 yr
1948 – 1952 · 4 yrs
Born 1918 · Americus, GA
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