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Mll I.-I CHIEF JUDGE JOHN R. BROWN John R. Brown is a native Nebraskan. He was born in the town of Holdredge on December 10, 1909. Judge Brown remained in Ne- braska through his undergraduate education and received an A.B. degree in 1930 from the University of Nebraska. The Judge's legal education was attained at the University of Michigan, from which he received a J.D. degree in 1932. Both of Judge Brown's alma maters have conferred upon him Honorary LL.D. degrees. The University of Michigan did so in 1959, followed by the University of Nebraska in 1965. During World War II, the Judge served in the United States Air Force. Judge Brown was appointed to the United States Court of Ap- peals by President Eisenhower in July, 1955. Twelve years later, in July, 1967, he became Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Since 1967 the Judge has represented the Fifth Circuit at the Judicial Conference of the United States, as well as having been a member of its executive committee since 1972. The Judge is also a member of the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Judge Brown is married to the former Mary Lou Murray and has one son, John R., Jr. The Judge currently lives in Houston. i, iiI IVA JUDGE RICHARD T. RIVES Richard T. Rives was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on Janu- ary 15, 1895. He attended Tulane University in the years 1911 and 1912. In 1966 he received an Honorary LL.D. degree from the Uni- versity of Notre Dame. During World War I the Judge served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army. Judge Rives was appointed by President Truman to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in May, 1951. He served as Chief Judge in 1959 and 1960. He assumed Senior Judge status in 1966. The Judge was a member of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules from 1961 to 1967 and the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1959 to 1960. He is a member and former president of both the Montgomery Bar Association and the Alabama Bar Association. The Judge is also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Law Institute, the Ameri- can Judicature Society, and the Order of the Coif. Judge Rives was married to the former Jessie Dougherty, now deceased. He has one child, Callie Rives Smith. He maintains his residence in the town of his birth, Montgomery. i !n m .....i ii i iii! ii ii ii i ii I JUDGE ELBERT P. TUTTLE Elbert P. Tuttle was educated at Cornell University, which conferred upon him an A.B. degree in 1918 and an LL.B. degree in 1923. He has also been awarded honorary degrees by Emory and Harvard Universities. The Judge retired from the United States Army with the rank of Brigadier General. Judge Tuttle served as General Counsel for the Treasury De- partment from 1953 to 1954. In August, 1954, President Eisenhower appointed him to the United States Court of Appeals. Judge Tuttle was Chief Judge from 1960 to 1967. He took Senior Judge status in June, 1968. The Judge has served as Chairman of both the Judicial Confer- ence Advisory Committee on Civil Rules since 1971 and the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Judicial Activities since 1969. He has been a member of the Judicial Conference Subcommittee on Federal Jurisdiction since 1969. He is an ex officio member of the Committee on Court Administration and was a member of the Judi- cial Conference of the United States from 1961 to 1967. The Judge is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the American Bar Asso- ciation, and the American Law Institute. Judge Tuttle is married to the former Sara Sutherland and has two children, Elbert P., Jr., and Jane Tuttle Harmon. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Sr.; JUDGE WARREN L. JONES Warren L. Jones was born on July 2, 1895, in Gordon, Ne- braska. He received an LL.B. degree from the University of Denver, from which he graduated cum laude in 1924. In 1955 he was awarded an LL.D. degree from Stetson University. Judge Jones received the 1971 Lincoln Diploma of Honor from Lincoln Memorial University. Upon admission to the Colorado Bar in 1924, the Judge served for 1 year as a Deputy District Attorney for the City and County of Denver. Then, following a year of private practice in Denver, he joined the firm of Fleming, Hamilton, Diver & Lichliter in Jackson- ville, Florida. In 1955, while a senior member of the firm of Fleming, Jones, Scott & Botts, Judge Jones was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals by President Eisenhower. In 1965 he as- sumed the status of Senior Judge. Judge Jones is a member and former president of both the Jacksonville and Florida Bar Associations. He is also a member of the National Lawyers Club in Washington, the American Judica- ture Society, the American Law Institute, and Phi Alpha Delta. The Judge was active for many years as secretary and a director of the Jacksonville Blood Bank. He is a member of both the Florida and Jacksonville Chambers of Commerce and was president of the latter in 1955. He has also been active in the Episcopal Church and the Masons. Judge Jones is married to the former Edith Ann Le Prouse. He has one daughter, Dorothy Jones Shakely. He presently resides in Jacksonville. ! JUDGE JOHN MINOR WISDOM John Minor Wisdom was born on May 17, 1905, in New Orle- ans, Louisiana. He received his A.B. degree in 1925 from Washing- ton and Lee University and his LL.B. degree from Tulane Univer- sity in 1929. He returned to Tulane as a part-time Professor of Law from 1938 to 1957. Oberlin College conferred upon him an Honorary LL.D. degree in 1963. Judge Wisdom served from 1942 to 1946 in the United States Army Air Force, in which he attained the rank of Lieutenant Colo- nel. The Judge was appointed United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit by President Eisenhower in June, 1957. He was ap- pointed to the first Multi-District Litigation Panel in 1968. He was chairman of the 1966-1967 Appellate Judges' Conference of the American Bar Association. Judge Wisdom is a member of the New Orleans and American Bar Associations, the Institute of Judicial Administration, the American Judicature Society, and the Council of the Louisiana Law Institute. He is also a life member of the Council of the American Law Institute. Judge Wisdom is married to the former Bonnie Stewart Mat- hews. He has a son, John, Jr., and two daughters, Kathleen and Penelope. He continues to reside in New Orleans, Louisiana. i JUDGE WALTER P. GEWIN Born in Nanafalia, Alabama, on December 9, 1908, Walter P. Gewin was educated and has maintained his residence in his native state. He received his A.B. degree from Birmingham-Southern Col- lege, from which he graduated cum laude in 1930. He was awarded a B.L.S. degree from Emory University in 1932 and an LL.B. degree from the University of Alabama in 1935. Following 1 year of association with a Birmingham law firm, Judge Gewin practiced alone for 15 years in Greensboro; for the last 9 of those years he served as Prosecuting Attorney in Hale County. He also spent 4 years in the House of Representatives of the Ala- bama State Legislature. In 1951 he joined the Tuscaloosa law firm of LeMaistre, Clement & Gewin. He ended his association with that firm in 1961 when President Kennedy appointed him to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Judge is a member and former president of the Bar Asso- ciation Fourth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association, and the Alabama State Bar. He currently serves on the Jury Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Judge Gewin is also a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Phi Alpha Delta, the American Law Institute, and the Farrah Order of Jurisprudence. In addition to serving as an Elder and Trustee of the First Presbyterian Church, Judge Gewin maintains an active interest in legal education. He is a director of the University of Alabama Law School Foundation and chairman of the Committee on Continuing Legal Education. The Judge also sits on the Board of Trustees of his undergraduate alma mater, Birmingham-Southern College. The University of Alabama Law School honored Judge Gewin with the Dean's Award in 1972. He was also the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Birmingham-Southern in 1966; he later was awarded an Honorary LL.D. degree from that same college. The Judge and his wife, Anna, have two sons, Walter, Jr., and James, and a daughter, Margaret. 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