Donald Edward Lane Explained

Donald Lane
Office:Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Term Start:June 20, 1969
Term End:May 30, 1979
Appointer:Richard Nixon
Predecessor:Arthur Mumford Smith
Successor:Helen W. Nies
Birth Name:Donald Edward Lane
Birth Date:10 June 1909
Birth Place:Chevy Chase, Maryland
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Education:Yale University (B.S.)
George Washington University Law School

Donald Edward Lane (June 10, 1909 – May 30, 1979) was an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

Education and career

Born in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Lane earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University in 1927, and then attended George Washington University Law School. He was in private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1935 to 1941, and from 1945 to 1954, the gap arising from his service as a United States Naval Reserve Commander in World War II. He became a commissioner of the United States Court of Claims in 1954, until his elevation in 1969.[1]

Federal judicial service

Lane was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 14, 1969, to a seat on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals vacated by Judge Arthur Mumford Smith. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 19, 1969, and received his commission on June 20, 1969. His service terminated on May 30, 1979, due to his death of an undisclosed illness.[1] [2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lane, Donald Edward - Federal Judicial Center. www.fjc.gov.
  2. Web site: A Brief History of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the. Constitution. 16 August 1980. Published by authorization of the Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Google Books.