Background
Howie, Irene E. was born on March 5, 1953 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Howie, Irene E. was born on March 5, 1953 in Beirut, Lebanon.
University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974. Juris Doctor, 1978).
Worked at Hogan & Hartson Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Aviation Law, International Law, Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Pennsylvania and United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
1987, United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 1992, District of Columbia. Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1977-1978.
Author: "The Nonviable Acting of State Doctrine: A Change in the Perception of the Foreign Acting of State," 38 U. Pitt.
L. Review 725 (1977). Honors Attorney, Department of Transportation, 1978. Staff Attorney, 1979-1983, Assistant Chief Counsel, International Affairs and Legal Policy, 1983-1990 and Acting Executive Assistant to Deputy Administrator, 1988-1989, Federal Aviation Administration.
Member, Aeronautical Club of Washington, 1990. Member: Pennsylvania, Federal (Member, Transportation Section.
Chairperson, Air and Space Transportation Law Section, 1987-1992) and American Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar.
Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1977-1978.