Background
Allen, William Hayes was born on October 19, 1926 in Palo Alto, California, United States. Son of Ben Shannon and Victoria Rose (French) Allen.
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William Hayes Allen
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Student, Deep Springs College, 1942—1944. Bachelor with great distinction, Stanford University, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, Stanford University, 1956.
Career
Corresponding, Associated Press, Fresno, California, 1948-1949;
newsman, Associated Press, Sacramento, 1950-1953;
law clerk to Chief Justice Earl Warren, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1956-1957;
associate, Covington & Burling, Washington, 1957-1964;
partner, Covington & Burling, Washington, 1964-1992;
retired, since 1993. Acting. professor Stanford University Law School, 1979. Adjunct Professor Howard U. Law School, 1981-1983.
Lecturer George Mason U. Law School, 1983-1986. Practitioner-in-residence Cornell Univercity Law School, 1992. Visiting professor Deep Springs College,1996.
Chairman judicial review committee Administrative Conference United States, 1972-1982, senior conf.fellow, 1982-1995. Member steering committee National Prison Project, 1975-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Deep Springs College, 1984-1992, chairman of the board of trustees, 1992. Member Fair Housing Board, Arlington County, Virginia, 1974-1979. With United States Army, 1945-1947.
Member American Bar Association (member county administrative law section 1969-1972, 79-81, chairman 1982-1983), District of Columbia Bar (chairman legal ethics committee 1976-1978), American Law Institute, National Press Club, American Academy of Appellate Practice, Order of Coif.
Connections
Married Joan Webster Emmett, July 16, 1950 (deceased October 2005). Children: Edwin Hayes, Neal French, William Kent.
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United Church of Christ -
Political Party
Democrat
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1956