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American judge
Walter Maximillian Bastian
(November 16, 1891 ? March 12, 1975) was a
United States circuit judge
of the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
and previously was a United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
.
Education and career
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Born in
Washington, D.C.
, Bastian received a
Bachelor of Laws
from
Georgetown Law
in 1913. He served as a first lieutenant in chemical warfare service of the
United States Army
during
World War I
. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1915 to 1950. He was a lecturer at the
National University School of Law
from 1918 to 1948.
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Federal judicial service
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Bastian received a
recess appointment
from President
Harry S. Truman
on October 23, 1950, to a seat on the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
vacated by Judge
Jennings Bailey
. He was nominated to the same position by President Truman on November 27, 1950. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
on December 14, 1950, and received his commission on December 22, 1950. His service terminated on December 15, 1954, due to his elevation to the District of Columbia Circuit.
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Bastian received a
recess appointment
from President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
on September 20, 1954, to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
vacated by Judge
Bennett Champ Clark
. He was nominated to the same position by President Eisenhower on November 8, 1954. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1954, and received his commission the next day. He assumed
senior status
on March 16, 1965. His service terminated on March 12, 1975, due to his death.
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Other service
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Bastian served as president of the board of directors of the
National Conference on Citizenship
in 1960.
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