Lawrence Whipple

Lawrence Aloysius Whipple (1910-1983) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and a New Jersey Superior Court judge.

Whipple was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President Lyndon Johnson on August 25, 1967, to a seat vacated by Thomas Meaney; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1967, and received commission that same day.^[1] He served as chief judge from 1974-1978. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1978, and served in that capacity until his death on June 8, 1983.

Early life and education

• Columbia University, B.S., 1933
• John Marshall Law School, New Jersey, LL.B., 1939

Professional career

• Private practice, 1939-1949
• Acting U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1949-1951
• Director, Law Enforcement, OPS, 1950
• Special assistant U.S. attorney, Department of Justice, 1951
• Executive director, Jersey City Housing Authority, New Jersey, 1953
• Director of public safety, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1953-1957
• Director, Department of Revenue and Finance, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1957
• County counsel, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1957-1958
• Deputy attorney general, New Jersey, 1958
• Prosecutor, Hudson County, New Jersey, 1958-1962
• Judge, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1963-1967

Judicial career

District of New Jersey

Whipple was nominated to the District of New Jersey by President Lyndon Johnson on August 25, 1967, to a seat vacated by Thomas Meaney;^[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on October 12, 1967, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1974-1978. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1978, and served in that capacity until his death on June 8, 1983.

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes