Lawrence Aloysius Whipple
United States federal judge (1910-1983)
Lawrence Aloysius Whipple (July 26, 1910 – June 8, 1983) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education and career
Born in New York City, Whipple received a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University in 1933 and a Bachelor of Laws from John Marshall Law School (now Seton Hall University School of Law) in 1939. He was in private practice from 1939 to 1949. He was an acting United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey from 1949 to 1951. He was Director of Law Enforcement for the Office of Public Safety in 1950. He was a special assistant United States attorney of the United States Department of Justice in 1951. He was executive director of the Jersey City Housing Authority in New Jersey in 1953. He was director of public safety for Jersey City, New Jersey from 1953 to 1957. He was director of the Department of Revenue and Finance for Jersey City in 1957. He was county counsel for Hudson County, New Jersey from 1957 to 1958.
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