Edward Tamm

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Edward Allen Tamm

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of Columbia

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Personal
Birthplace
St. Paul, Minn.

Edward Allen Tamm (1906-1985) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Tamm died on September 22, 1985.

DC Circuit

Tamm was nominated to the DC Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on March 1, 1965, to a seat vacated by Walter Bastian; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 11, 1965, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 22, 1985.[1]

DC District

Tamm received a recess appointment to the DC District from President Harry Truman on June 22, 1948, to a seat vacated by James McPherson Proctor; he was nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the Senate on March 29, 1949, and received commission on April 1. He served the DC District until he was elevated to the DC Circuit on March 16, 1965.[1]

Education

  • Georgetown University Law School, LL.B., 1930
  • Georgetown University Law School, LL.D., 1965
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.S.D., 1971[1]

Professional career

  • Deputy director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1930-1948[1]

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