Background
Cummings, Walter J. was born on September 29, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter J. and Lillian (Garvy) Cummings.
Cummings, Walter J. was born on September 29, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter J. and Lillian (Garvy) Cummings.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1937; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1940.
Member of staff, United States solicitor general, Washington, 1940-1946;
special assistant to United State Attorneys general, 1944-1946;
partner, Sidley, Austin, Burgess & Smith, Chicago, 1946-1966;
solicitor general, United States, 1952-1953;
judge, 7th circuit United States Court Appeals, Chicago, since 1966;
chief judge, 7th circuit United States Court Appeals, 1981-1986. Former member Joint Coms. Judicial Articles and Uniform Commercial Code.
Formergrievance commissioner Illinois Supreme Court. Former member United States Judicial Conference. Chairman Conference Chief United States Circuit Court Judges, 1985-1986, also subcommittee judicial improvements, chairman ad hoc commission on disposition of court records.
Former member visiting committee Harvard Law School. Former member board visitors Stanford LawSch. Past member visiting committee Northwestern University Law School, University of Chicago Law School.
Former member visiting committee Harvard Law School. Former member board visitors Stanford Law School. Past member visiting committee Northwestern University Law School, University Chicago Law School.
Past national board directors, vice chairman Illinois division American Cancer Society. Past board governors Citizens Greater Chicago. Governing life member Art Institute Chicago.
Member of Federal Bar Association (board directors Chicago chapter), American Bar Association (past chairman special committee federal rules procedure, past chairman committee judicial center, member committee consumer credit, national court assistance committee, Ross essay contest, member ad hoc committee on award of litigation costs), Federal Judges Association (advisory committee), Appellate Lawyers Association, American Judicature Society, American Law Institute, American Bar Foundation, Chicago Bar Foundation, Bar Association 7th Federal Circuit (past president), Chicago Bar Association (committee on judiciary, past chairman committee constitutional revision, grievance committee division III A, board managers, past chairman committee foundations), Illinois Bar Association (past chairman international law section, past chairman antitrust section, commercial and bankruptcy law committee, committee judicial ethics), Thomas More Association (director), Harvard Society Illinois (past director), Yale Club (New York City), Metropolitan Club (Washington), Saddle and Cycle Club (Chicago), Union League, Standard Club, Tavern Club, Racquet Club, Legal Club, Law Club.
Married Theresa Farrell Murray, May 18, 1946 (deceased November 1968). Children: Walter J. III, Keith M., Mark F.