Background
Doolittle,, Jesse William was born on May 19, 1929 in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. Son of Jesse William and Selma Caroline (Schacht) Doolittle.
Doolittle,, Jesse William was born on May 19, 1929 in Wheaton, Illinois, United States. Son of Jesse William and Selma Caroline (Schacht) Doolittle.
AB, DePauw University, 1951. Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude, Harvard, 1954.
Law clerk to Supreme Court of the United States Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, 1957-1958. Associate firm Covington & Burling, Washington, 1958-1961. Assistant to solicitor general of the United States Department Justice, 1961-1963, 1st assistant civil division, 1963-1966.
General counsel Department Air Force, Washington, 1966-1968, assistant secretary for manpower and research affairs, 1968-1969. Partner firm Prather Seeger Doolittle & Farmer, Washington, 1969-1994. Editorial consultant Lexis-Nexis, 1995-1998.
Commercial arbitrator, 1992-2005.
President board trustees National Child Research Center, Washington, 1972-1974. Member board overseers committee to visit Reserve Officers Training Corps programs Harvard, 1967-1969. Committee to visit Law School, 1969-1975.
Member governing board National Cathedral School for Girls, Washington, 1979-1985, vice-chairman, 1981-1982, chairman, 1982-1985. Member chapter Washington National Cathedral, 1982-1985. Member policy board Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Washington, 1992-1997.
Board directors Westchester Corporation, Washington, 2000-2003. served to 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1954-1957. Member American Law Institute, Harvard Law School Association (council 1964-1968), Harvard Law Review Association (board overseers 1967-1972, 92-98), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Chi. Clubs: Metropolitan, Chevy Chase.
Married Annette Danforth Bush, May 5, 1962. Children: Danforth Bush, Alice Walters.