Gasch, Oliver

Born May 4, 1906, in Washington, DC
Died July 8, 1999, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on July 12, 1965, to a seat vacated by Edward A. Tamm. Confirmed by the Senate on August 11, 1965, and received commission on August 11, 1965. Assumed senior status on November 30, 1981. Service terminated on July 8, 1999, due to death.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Special Railroad Court, 1982-1997

Education:
Princeton University, A.B., 1928
George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1932

Professional Career:

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1932- , 1961-1965
Assistant corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1937-1953
General counsel, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 1940-1960
U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, JAG Department, 1942-1946
Principal assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1953-1956
U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1956-1961

Manuscript Collections

George Washington University Law Center
Washington, D.C.
Oliver Gasch papers, 1953-2000.
41 boxes; finding aid; collection consists of Gasch's chambers papers, including case files, correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, and miscellany.

Smith College
Northampton, Mass.
Marie Manning papers, 1909-2000.
5.5 linear ft.; finding aid; collection contains letters from Manning to her son, Oliver Gasch, written during his military service in World War II.

Oral History

Gasch, Oliver. "The Honorable Oliver Gasch: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia." Interviews conducted on December 2, December 9, December 19, 1991, January 29 and March 2, 1992, by Stuart H. Newberger. Judges' Library, E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, D.C., 1996. Transcript, 220 pages.Also available at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., and in the Manuscript Reading Room at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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