Background
Witherby, H. Reed was born in 1946.
Witherby, H. Reed was born in 1946.
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1968). University of Pennsylvania (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1975).
Worked at Smith & Duggan (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in Trial and Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, Government and Administrative Law, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Massachusetts. 1976, United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
1977, United States.
District Court, District of Massachusetts. 1981, United States. Supreme Court. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1992, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1995, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Recipient: Fred G. Leebron Prize, Best Constitutional Law Paper, 1975.
Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1974-1975.
Author: Comment, "The Right Of The Press To Gather Information After Branzburg And Pell," 124 U. Pennsylvania L. Review 166 (1975). Law Clerk to Judge Frank M. Coffin, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1975-1976. Presentations: American Association of Public Welfare Attorneys, 1986.
National Association of Attorneys General, 1985.
Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts, 1982-1989. Managing Attorney, Government Bureau, Massachusetts Attorney General" General’ s Office, 1987-1989. Supreme Court Contact, Massachusetts Attorney General" General’ s Office, 1988-1989.
Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations.
Member: Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations.