Background
Pickering, John Harold was born on February 27, 1916 in Harrisburg, Illinois, United States. Son of John Leslie and Virginia Lee (Morris) Pickering.
Pickering, John Harold was born on February 27, 1916 in Harrisburg, Illinois, United States. Son of John Leslie and Virginia Lee (Morris) Pickering.
AB, University of Michigan, 1938; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1940; Doctor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1996; Doctor of Laws, District of Columbia School Law, 1995.
Worked at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Aviation and Aerospace, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Communications and Media, Computer and Software, Constitutional Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Election, Campaign and Political Law, Employee Benefits, Energy, Environmental Law, Finance, General Practice, Government Contracts, Government, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade, International Law, Investments, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Products Liability, Regulatory Law, RICO, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Transportation and White Collar Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1941, New New York 1947, District of Columbia.
Board of Editors, Michigan Law Review.
Clerk to Justice Frank Murphy, United States. Supreme Court, October Terms, 1941-1942.
Board of Directors, National Center for State Courts, 1987-1993. President, District of Columbia Bar, 1979-1980.
State Delegate to American Bar Association, 1984-1993.
District of Columbia Bar Delegate, 1993. Chair, American Bar Association Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly, 1985-1993. Senior Advisor, 1993-1995.
Chair 1995-1996.
Chair, American Bar Association Senior Lawyers Division, 1996. Chair, Advisory Committee on Procedures, District of Columbia Circuit, 1976-1982. Chair of Mediators, District of Columbia Circuit, 1987.
Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Life Member: American Law Institute. Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering has a diverse national and international regulatory, commercial, legislative, and civil and criminal litigation practice.
With offices in Washington, Baltimore, London, Brussels, and Berlin, the firm is able to meet the needs of its clients in matters involving issues of state, federal, international, or European Union law.
Member American Bar Association (state delegate 1984-1993, chairman commission on legal problems of elderly 1985-1993, senior advisor 1993-1995, chairman 1995-1996, commissioner emeritus 1996-2005, chairman senior lawyers division 1996-1997), District of Columbia Bar Association (Lawyer of the Year 1996), American Law Institute, Barristers Washington, Lawyers Club, Metropolitan Club, Chevy Chase Club, Wianno Club, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Elsa Victoria Mueller, August 23, 1941 (deceased November, 1988). Children: Leslie Ann, Victoria Lee. Married Helen Patton Wright, February 3, 1990.