Patricia McGowan Wald
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Patricia McGowan Wald was a pioneering American judge who became the first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and later a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patricia McGowan Wald canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American judge
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Bar Association Medal
NERFINISHED
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Patricia Ann McGowan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
American Law Institute
NERFINISHED
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Open Society Justice Initiative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-09-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-01-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Connecticut College
NERFINISHED
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Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
Legal Aid Agency of the District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Wald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights
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international criminal law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| genre | legal writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Patricia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
NERFINISHED
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United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Patricia McGowan Wald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first woman to serve as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
ⓘ
pioneering role for women in the American judiciary ⓘ service as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Torrington, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Robert Wald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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