Wade H. McCree

Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. ( born July 3, 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa; † August 30, 1987 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American lawyer and United States Solicitor General.

Biography

After attending the Boston Latin School, he studied at Fisk University in Nashville and graduated in 1941 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA ) from; then he began postgraduate studies in law at the Law School of Harvard University. However, in 1942, he interrupted his studies and did during the Second World War from 1942 to 1946 his military service in the U.S. Army. Most recently, he was a captain in the 92nd Infantry Division. For his military services he received the Combat Infantrymen Badge, not only, but also a Bronze Star. He then continued his law studies continued and finished this in 1948 with a Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B. ) and was then admitted to the bar in the state of Michigan.

In 1952 he entered the Government service of Michigan and was Commissioner ( Commissioner) of the Commission for workers compensation ( Workmen's Compensation Commission ). He then worked from 1954 to 1961 as a judge at the District Court ( Circuit Court ) of Wayne County and then as a judge on the U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan. This federal district court he was a member until 1966. In this year he was appointed as a judge on the 6th U.S. Court Appeals; in this federal appeals court based in Cincinnati he worked until 1977.

In March 1977, McCree was appointed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to the U.S. Solicitor General. As such, it took until August 1981, the third position in the Ministry of Justice of the United States. After his retirement from government service, he was from 1981 until his death in 1987, Lewis M. Simes Chair in Law at the Law School of the University of Michigan held.

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