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J. Walter Yeagley (April 20, 1909April 28, 1990) was a judge of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court of the District of Columbia, in the United States. Established in 1970, it is equivalent to a state supreme court, except that its authority is derived from the United States Congr ...
, the highest court for the
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.


Biography

Born in Angola, Indiana, Yeagley earned undergraduate and law degrees at the
University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
. After eight years in private practice in
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, he went to work for the federal government, first as an
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agent and later as an Assistant Attorney General in charge of the
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's Internal Security Division. He served in that capacity from 1959 until 1970. During this time he argued before the Supreme Court in the case of He was appointed to the D.C. Court of Appeals in 1970, was confirmed by the
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on May 26, 1971, took senior status in 1979,Report of District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission
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, in 1984.


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Hearing Before the Committee on the District of Columbia
U.S. Senate, 91st Congress, Second Session, on Judicial Nominations for District of Columbia Courts, October 12, 1970. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeagley, J. Walter Judges of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Assistant United States Attorneys University of Michigan alumni 1909 births 1990 deaths People from Angola, Indiana Indiana lawyers 20th-century American judges University of Michigan Law School alumni Federal Bureau of Investigation agents 20th-century American lawyers