Christopher, Arthur, 1913-1967

Lawyer, of Washington, D.C.

From the description of Arthur Christopher papers, ca. 1900-1968. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 740065494

• 1913, September 16: Born in Jacksonville, Florida, son of Arthur and Rosebud Harrison Christopher.
• 1940, June: Received A.B. degree, cum laude, from Howard University, College of Liberal Arts.
• 1944, June: Received LL.B. degree from Howard University, School of Law.
• 1944, December 29: Married Beatrice Saltus Hume (children: Ellen, Joan, and Carol).
• 1945: Admitted to the Bar of the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, far the District of Columbia.
• 1945 - 1960 : Engaged in private law practice to a limited extent, handling only civil cases in which the Government had no interest.
• 1945 - 1950 : Lectured part-time at The Robert H. Terrell Law School, Washington, D.C.
• 1946 - 1959 : Served consecutively as review attorney and legal assistant, National Labor Relations Board.
• 1949, June 20: Received certificate to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court.
• 1956 - 1958 : Lectured part-time, School of law, Howard University.
• 1959 - 1961 : Supervising attorney, National Labor Relations Board.
• 1961 - 1964 : Associate Director, Office of Representation Appeals, National Labor Relations Board.
• 1964 - 1967 : Trial Examiner, National Labor Relations Board.
• 1965: Selected one of twenty-five hearing examiners to preside over cases involving matters arising under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• 1967: Appointed Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of General Sessions.
• 1967, December 9: Died.

Arthur Christopher, Jr. was an attorney with license to practice law in the courts of Florida, Ohio, District of Columbia, the U.S. Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He was employed at the National Labor Relations Board from 1946-1967, and during this time he held positions of legal assistant, solicitor, hearing examiner, and trial examiner.

Christopher was very active in parent-teacher associations, participating in the Taft Junior High School, and the McKinley High School PTAs. He worked vigorously with the D.C. Congress of Parents and Teachers, particularly in the area of budget appropriations, and was also an active member of national parent teacher associations.

Arthur Christopher, Jr.'s participation extended to his community as well as his college alma mater. Other organizations that he was involved with included the Southeast Neighborhood House, Health and Welfare Council, Social Hygiene Society, the NAACP, the Florida Club, the Brookland Area Coordinating Council, Brookland-Michigan Park Planning Committee, the Howard University Law School Alumni Scholarship Fund Drive and the Washington Area Campaign Alumni Centennial Fund.

Christopher was also very involved with professional law associations. Among the organizations he participated in were the National Lawyers Guild, Federal Bar Association, Bar Association of D.C. and the Washington Bar Association.

From the guide to the Arthur Christopher, Jr. Papers, 1933-1967, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)