Background
III, Walter Estes Dellinger was born on May 15, 1941 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Estes and Grace Phelan (Lawing) D.
III, Walter Estes Dellinger was born on May 15, 1941 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Estes and Grace Phelan (Lawing) D.
AB with honors, U. North Carolina, 1963; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1966.
Associate professor of law, University Mississippi, 1966-1968; law clerk to, Justice Hugo L. Black, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1968-1969; associate professor of law, Duke U., 1969-1972; professor of law, Duke U., 1972-1993, 98-; associate dean, Duke U. Law School, 1974-1976; acting dean, Duke U. Law School, 1976-1978; visiting professor, University of Southern California Law Center, 1973-1974; visiting professor, University of Michigan Law School, 1977; visiting professor, Catholic U. Leuven, Belgium, 1985; professor in residence, unites states department Justice, Washington, 1980-1981; assistant attorney general for legal counsel, United States Justice Department, Washington, 1993-1996; acting Solicitor General, of the United States, 1996-1997. Consultant, draftsman North Carolina Criminal Code Commission, 1970-1978.
Member American Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar.
Married Anne Elizabeth Maxwell, June 12, 1965. Children— Hampton, Andrew.