Background
Skinner, Walter Jay was born on September 12, 1927 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Frederick Snowden and Mary Waterman (Comstock) Skinner.
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Walter Jay Skinner
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Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1948; Juris Doctor, 1952.
Career
Born in Washington, District of Columbia, Skinner received an Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1948 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1952. He was in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts from 1952 to 1957, and in Scituate, Massachusetts from 1957 to 1963, and was also Scituate"s town counsel and an assistant district attorney of Plymouth County, Massachusetts from 1957 to 1963. He was an assistant attorney general/chief of the Massachusetts Criminal Division from 1963 to 1965, thereafter returning to private practice in Boston until 1973.
On October 10, 1973, Skinner was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by Anthony Julian.
Skinner was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 1973, and received his commission on December 19, 1973. Skinner has been criticized for several controversial rulings he made during the trial, most notably sending questions to the jury that he and the lawyers themselves found too confusing.
He assumed senior status on September 14, 1992, serving in that capacity until his death, in Concord, Massachusetts.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Douglas A. Thom Clinic, 1966-1970. Member American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Eight O'Clock Club (Newton, Massachusetts). M C.
Connections
Married Sylvia Henderson, August 12, 1950. 4 children.
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Nationality
United States
Education
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1948
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Career
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1952 - 1957
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1957 - 1963
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1957 - 1963
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1957 - 1963
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1965 - 1974