Hugh Henry Bownes

Judge Hugh Henry Bownes

Personal

Birthday:

3/10/1920

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

11/5/2003

Place of Death:

New Haven, CT

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Marine Corps major, 1941-1946
Private practice, Laconia, New Hampshire, 1948-1967
City councilman, Laconia, New Hampshire, 1953-1957
Mayor, Laconia, New Hampshire, 1963-1965
Associate justice, Superior Court of the State of New Hampshire, 1966-1968

Education

Name of School:

Columbia University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1941

Name of School - Second:

Columbia Law School

Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1948

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Hampshire

Court Name:

New Hampshire District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/25/1968

Termination Date:

10/31/1977

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Court Name - Second:

First Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

10/11/1977

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

1/1/1990

Termination Date - Second:

11/5/2003

Termination Reason - Second:

Death