Gesell, Gerhard Alden, 1910-1993

Judge; d. 1993.

From the description of Papers, 1956-1993 (bulk 1968-1992). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605160

Judge and lawyer; died 1993.

From the description of Papers of Gerhard Alden Gesell, 1956-1993 (bulk 1968-1992). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072485

Gerhard Alden Gesell (1910-1993), lawyer, judge, and government official, was the Director of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services from 1962 to 1964.

From the description of Gesell, Gerhard Alden, 1910-1993 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572498

Biographical Note

• 1910, 16 June: Born, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1932: A.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1935: LL.B., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• 1935 - 1941 : Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission
• 1936: Married Marion Holliday Pike
• 1941 - 1967 : Member, law firm of Covington and Burling, Washington, D.C.
• 1945 - 1946 : Chief assistant counsel, Joint Congressional Committee on Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
• 1962 - 1964 : Chairman, President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces
• 1968 - 1993 : Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• 1976 - 1981 : Member, District of Columbia Judicial Tenure and Disability Commission
• 1993, 19 Feb.: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Gerhard Alden Gesell Papers, 1956-1993, (bulk 1968-1992), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)