Background
Lister, Charles was born on June 18, 1938 in Columbus, Indiana, United States. Son of Edward B. and Elvera A. (Hulse) Lister.
Lister, Charles was born on June 18, 1938 in Columbus, Indiana, United States. Son of Edward B. and Elvera A. (Hulse) Lister.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). Oxford University, England (Bachelor of Arts, 1962. Bachelor of Civil Law, 1963.
Master of Arts, 1965). George Washington University (Master of Comparative Law, 1965). Law Clerk to Judge John M. Harlan, United States.
Supreme Court, 1966-1968. Associate Professor, Yale Law School, 1969-1970.
Law clerk to justice John M. Harlan Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1966-1968. Associate professor law Yale University, New Haven, 1968-1970. Partner Covington & Burling, Washington, 1970-1988, London, since 1988.
Visiting lecturer University Virginia, Charlottesville, Georgetown University. Consultant to state and federal agencies, 1969-1978.
Contributor articles on constitutional law and privacy to professional journals.
Served to captain United States Air Force, 1960-1968. Member Lawyers Committee Human Rights (delegate to review administration of justice in Pakistan 1985, 87).
Married Sara E. Ball, June 23, 1961. Children: Penelope, Jennifer.