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Judge Walter Jay Skinner
Judge
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Walter Jay Skinner served as Judge on the District Court, D. Massachusetts from 1973 to 2005. The appointment came from Richard Nixon in 1973. Education: B.A. from Harvard University; J.D. from Harvard University.
- Court
- District Court, D. Massachusetts
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Richard Nixon
- Active
- 1973 – 2005
- Party
- Republican
- ABA Rating
- Qualified (1973)
Education
- B.A.Harvard University (1948)
- J.D.Harvard University (1952)
Career History
- JudgeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts (1973 – 2005) — appointed by Richard Nixon
- Private practice1965 – 1973
- Assistant attorney general and chief of Criminal Division1963 – 1965
- Private practice1957 – 1963
- Town counsel1957 – 1963
- Assistant district attorney1957 – 1963
- Private practice1952 – 1957
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