John Helm Pratt

Personal

Birthday: 
11/17/1910
Birthplace: 
Portsmouth, NH
Date of Death: 
8/11/1995
Place of Death: 
Chevy Chase, MD
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1934-1942, 1946-1968
U.S. Marines captain, 1942-1946

Education

Name of School: 
Harvard University
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1930
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1934

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Name: 

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating: 
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
6/7/1968
Retirement from Active Service: 
12/1/1989
Termination Date: 
8/11/1995
Termination Reason: 
Death