Donald Edward Lane

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

Donald Lane
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office June 20, 1969 – May 30, 1979
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Arthur Mumford Smith
Succeeded by	Helen W. Nies
Personal details
Born	Donald Edward Lane June 10, 1909 Chevy Chase, Maryland
Died	May 30, 1979 (aged 69) Washington, D.C.
Education	Yale University (B.S.) George Washington University Law School

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]

References

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

External links

• FJC Bio