Background
Prettyman, Elijah Barrett was born on August 23, 1891 in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Son of Forrest Johnston and Elizabeth Rebecca (Stonestreet) Prettyman.
Prettyman, Elijah Barrett was born on August 23, 1891 in Lexington, Virginia, United States. Son of Forrest Johnston and Elizabeth Rebecca (Stonestreet) Prettyman.
Bachelor of Arts, Randolph-Macon College, 1910, Master of Arts, 1911, Doctor of Laws, 1961. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1915, Doctor of Laws, 1946. Doctor of Laws, William Mitchell College Law, 1961.
Admitted to Virginia bar, 1915. Member Potter, Prettyman & Fisher, Hopewell, Virginia, 1915-1917. Special attorney Internal Revenue Department, Washington, District of Columbia, and New York City, 1919-1920.
Associate and member firm Butler, Lamb, Foster and Pope, Chicago, and Washington, District of Columbia, 1920-1933.
General counsel Bureau Internal Revenue, Washington, 1933-1934. Corporation counsel of District of Columbia, 1934-1936.
Member Hewes, Prettyman and Await, Washington, District of Columbia, and Hartford, Connecticut, 1936-1945. Professor of taxation, Georgetown University Law School.
Judge United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia, from 1945, chief judge, 1958-1960, later senior circuit judge.
Chairman of the President's Conference on Administrative Procedure, 1953-1954. Chairman Administrative Conference of the United States, 1961-1962. Chairman President's Advisory Commission Narcotics and Drug Abuse, Judicial Conference United States Advisory Committee Appellate Rules.
Served United States Army, 1917-1919, advancing to captain infantry Trustee Randolph-Macon College, American U. Member American, Federal District of Columbia (past president) bar associations, Washington Board of Trade (past president), Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Coif, Sigma Upsilon, Kappa Sigma, Gamma Eta Gamma, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Civitan International, Burning Tree, Metropolitan.
Chevy Chase, Lawyers.
Married Lucy C. Hill, September 15, 1917. Children: Elizabeth Courtney, Elijah Barrett.