Background
Mackall, Laidler Bowie was born on August 8, 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Laidler and Evelyn (Bowie) Mackall.
Mackall, Laidler Bowie was born on August 8, 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Laidler and Evelyn (Bowie) Mackall.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1938; postgraduate, Georgetown University, 1938-1940; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1947.
Worked at Steptoe & Johnson Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1947, District of Columbia. Member, Editorial Staff Georgetown University Law Journal, 1939-1940.
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Nathan Cayton of predecessor Court to District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1946-1947. Member, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions, 1974-1977.
Member, Board of Managers, National Conference Bar Examiners, 1974-1977.
Past Vice Chairman, Committee on Negotiations Motor Vehicle and Compensation Law. Vice Chairman, Standing Aviation Committee, American Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Emeritus).
Member, Editorial Staff Georgetown University Law Journal, 1939-1940. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Nathan Cayton of predecessor Court to District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1946-1947. Member, District of Columbia Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions, 1974-1977.
Member, Board of Managers, National Conference Bar Examiners, 1974-1977.
Past Vice Chairman, Committee on Negotiations Motor Vehicle and Compensation Law. Vice Chairman, Standing Aviation Committee, American Bar Association.
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Emeritus). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Emeritus).
Married Nancy M. Taylor, August 28, 1942. Children: Nancy Taylor Mackall Lurton (deceased), Christie Beall Mackall Connard, Susan Somervell Mackall Smythe, Bruce Bowie Mackall McConihe. Married Prudence Robertson Colbert, July 26, 1978.