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Gerhard Gesell

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Gerhard Alden Gesell

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

Personal
Birthplace
Los Angeles, Calif.

Gerhard Alden Gesell (1910-1993) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Gesell was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on November 29, 1967, to a seat vacated by Spottswood Robinson; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 7, 1967, and received commission on December 12. He assumed senior status on January 22, 1993, and passed away shortly thereafter, on February 19, 1993.

Gesell was the 1989 recipient of the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award.[1]

Education

  • Yale University, A.B., 1932
  • Yale Law School, LL.B., 1935[1]

Professional career

  • Trial attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1935-1940
  • Technical adviser to the chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1940-1941
  • Private practice, Washington, DC, 1941-1967
  • Chairman, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, 1962-1964[1]

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