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'''Lawrence Edward Walsh''' was an American lawyer, a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]] and [[United States Deputy Attorney General]] who was appointed [[United States Office of the Independent Counsel|Independent Counsel]] in December 1986 to investigate the [[Iran–Contra affair]] during the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] Administration.
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==Early life and career==
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Walsh was born in [[Port Maitland, Nova Scotia|Port Maitland]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]], the son of Cornelius Edward (1879–1927) and Lila May (Sanders) Walsh. His father was a family doctor and his grandfather was a sea captain.<ref name=spencer>https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-profile.html</ref> Walsh grew up in [[Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and became a naturalized citizen at the age of 10.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/20/world/white-house-crisis-look-prsecutor-man-jurist-varied-roles-lawrence-edward-walsh.html</ref> He graduated from [[Flushing High School]].<ref name=spencer/>
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Walsh received his undergraduate degree from [[Columbia University]] in 1932 and a law degree from [[Columbia Law School]] in [[1935]]. After graduating from law school, he had a varied career in public life, including as special assistant attorney general of Drukman Investigation from 1936 to 1938 and as a deputy assistant district attorney of [[Manhattan|New York County]] from 1938 to 1941. After a period in private practice of law in [[New York City]] from 1941 to 1943, he worked as assistant counsel to [[New York (state)|New York]] Governor [[Thomas E. Dewey]] from 1943 to 1949 and as Counsel to the [[Governor of New York|Governor]] from 1950 to 1951. He was a Counsel for the Public Service Commission from 1951 to 1953, and the general counsel and Executive Director of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor from 1953 to 1954.<ref name="auto">https://www.fjc.gov/node/1389321</ref>
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Walsh was nominated by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] on April 6, 1954, to the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York]], to a new seat authorized by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 27, 1954, and received his commission the next day. His job terminated on December 29, [[1957]], due to his resignation, having worked only three and one-half years as a judge. <ref name="auto"/>
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After his resignation from the federal bench, Walsh became [[United States Deputy Attorney General|Deputy Attorney General]] in the Eisenhower administration from 1957 to [[1960]]. Thereafter, Walsh resumed the private practice of law in New York City, where he practiced from 1961 to 1981 as a partner at [[Davis Polk & Wardwell]]. During this period, he worked on the [[Bendectin]] litigation and represented companies such as [[General Motors]] and [[AT&T]].<ref name=spencer/> In 1969, on the recommendation of his former boss, Secretary of State and former Attorney General [[William P. Rogers]], Walsh was named as an ambassador in the United States Delegation to the [[Paris Peace Accords|Paris Peace Talks]] in 1969, but held the position for only a short period of time. He was president of the [[American Bar Association]] from 1975 until 1976. In [[1981]], approaching Davis Polk's mandatory retirement age,<ref name=spencer/> Walsh moved his practice to his wife's hometown of [[Oklahoma City]], [[Oklahoma]], where he joined the firm of [[Crowe & Dunlevy]].
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On December 19, 1986, Walsh was named as the independent counsel in charge of the [[Iran-Contra]] investigation. His investigation led to the convictions of both former [[Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs]] Vice Admiral [[John Poindexter]] and former [[United States National Security Council|NSC staffer]] Lieutenant Colonel [[Oliver North]], though both convictions were subsequently reversed. Walsh also brought an indictment on two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice against former [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Caspar Weinberger]] in June 1992. That September, one count, obstruction of justice, was dismissed.
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On the eve of the 1992 presidential election, on October 30, Walsh obtained a grand jury re-indictment of Weinberger on one count of false statements. One phrase in that superseding indictment referred to President [[George H. W. Bush]]. Some believe that Bush had been closing the gap with [[Bill Clinton]], and that this event stopped his momentum.<ref name=Davis/><ref>https://archive.org/details/savingreaganpres0000abs</ref><ref name=nyt1212/> Clinton administration attorney [[Lanny Davis]] called the decision to indict a week before the election rather than after the election "bizarre."<ref name=Davis>https://books.google.com/books?id=1cyhfAvg2HMC&q=walsh+weinberger+indictment+election+week&pg=PA130</ref> Judge [[Thomas F. Hogan]] dismissed the October indictment two months later for being outside the [[statute of limitations]].<ref name=nyt1212>https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/12/us/charge-in-weinberger-case-that-caused-furor-before-election-is-thrown-out.html?pagewanted=1</ref> Weinberger's subsequent pardon by President [[George H. W. Bush]] in December 1992 preempted any trial. Walsh steadfastly denied that the investigation was politically motivated, while Bush and others criticized it as "the criminalization of policy differences."<ref name=spencer/>
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Walsh submitted his final report on August 4, 1993, and later wrote an account of his experiences as counsel, ''Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up''.  In 2003, Walsh published his autobiography, ''The Gift of Insecurity:  A Lawyer's Life.''
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In his senior year of college, Walsh began to date Maxine Winton of Tampa, Florida, a former Barnard College student then attending Columbia Business School. They were married from 1936 until her death from cancer, at age 52, in 1964. In 1965, Walsh married Mary Alma Porter; they were married until her death on December 22, 2012. He was the father of five children — Barbara, Janet, Dale, Sara and Elizabeth.
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On January 8, 2012, Walsh celebrated his 100th birthday.<ref>http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/judge-lawrence-e-walshs-100th-birthday-noted-in-conversation-with-aba-president-robinson/</ref> On March 19, 2014, Walsh died at the age of 102 in Oklahoma City.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/lawrence-e-walsh-iran-contra-special-prosecutor-dies-at-102/2014/03/20/bf505f74-b04a-11e3-95e8-39bef8e9a48b_story.html</ref>
 
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Person.png Lawrence Walsh  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(lawyer, judge)
Lawrence Walsh at the Oval Office in 1960.jpg
BornLawrence Edward Walsh
January 8, 1912
Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedMarch 19, 2014 (Age 102)
Nichols Hills, Oklahoma
Alma materColumbia University, Columbia Law School
InterestsIran–Contra affair
PartyRepublican
American lawyer and judge who was appointed investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.

Lawrence Edward Walsh was an American lawyer, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and United States Deputy Attorney General who was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.

Early life and career

Walsh was born in Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Cornelius Edward (1879–1927) and Lila May (Sanders) Walsh. His father was a family doctor and his grandfather was a sea captain.[1] Walsh grew up in Queens, New York, and became a naturalized citizen at the age of 10.[2] He graduated from Flushing High School.[1]

Walsh received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1932 and a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1935. After graduating from law school, he had a varied career in public life, including as special assistant attorney general of Drukman Investigation from 1936 to 1938 and as a deputy assistant district attorney of New York County from 1938 to 1941. After a period in private practice of law in New York City from 1941 to 1943, he worked as assistant counsel to New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey from 1943 to 1949 and as Counsel to the Governor from 1950 to 1951. He was a Counsel for the Public Service Commission from 1951 to 1953, and the general counsel and Executive Director of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor from 1953 to 1954.[3]

Federal judicial work

Walsh was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 6, 1954, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to a new seat authorized by 68 Stat. 8. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 1954, and received his commission the next day. His job terminated on December 29, 1957, due to his resignation, having worked only three and one-half years as a judge. [3]

Later career

After his resignation from the federal bench, Walsh became Deputy Attorney General in the Eisenhower administration from 1957 to 1960. Thereafter, Walsh resumed the private practice of law in New York City, where he practiced from 1961 to 1981 as a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell. During this period, he worked on the Bendectin litigation and represented companies such as General Motors and AT&T.[1] In 1969, on the recommendation of his former boss, Secretary of State and former Attorney General William P. Rogers, Walsh was named as an ambassador in the United States Delegation to the Paris Peace Talks in 1969, but held the position for only a short period of time. He was president of the American Bar Association from 1975 until 1976. In 1981, approaching Davis Polk's mandatory retirement age,[1] Walsh moved his practice to his wife's hometown of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he joined the firm of Crowe & Dunlevy.

Independent Counsel

On December 19, 1986, Walsh was named as the independent counsel in charge of the Iran-Contra investigation. His investigation led to the convictions of both former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Vice Admiral John Poindexter and former NSC staffer Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, though both convictions were subsequently reversed. Walsh also brought an indictment on two counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice against former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger in June 1992. That September, one count, obstruction of justice, was dismissed.

On the eve of the 1992 presidential election, on October 30, Walsh obtained a grand jury re-indictment of Weinberger on one count of false statements. One phrase in that superseding indictment referred to President George H. W. Bush. Some believe that Bush had been closing the gap with Bill Clinton, and that this event stopped his momentum.[4][5][6] Clinton administration attorney Lanny Davis called the decision to indict a week before the election rather than after the election "bizarre."[4] Judge Thomas F. Hogan dismissed the October indictment two months later for being outside the statute of limitations.[6] Weinberger's subsequent pardon by President George H. W. Bush in December 1992 preempted any trial. Walsh steadfastly denied that the investigation was politically motivated, while Bush and others criticized it as "the criminalization of policy differences."[1]

Walsh submitted his final report on August 4, 1993, and later wrote an account of his experiences as counsel, Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up. In 2003, Walsh published his autobiography, The Gift of Insecurity: A Lawyer's Life.

Personal life and death

In his senior year of college, Walsh began to date Maxine Winton of Tampa, Florida, a former Barnard College student then attending Columbia Business School. They were married from 1936 until her death from cancer, at age 52, in 1964. In 1965, Walsh married Mary Alma Porter; they were married until her death on December 22, 2012. He was the father of five children — Barbara, Janet, Dale, Sara and Elizabeth.

On January 8, 2012, Walsh celebrated his 100th birthday.[7] On March 19, 2014, Walsh died at the age of 102 in Oklahoma City.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ a b c d e https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/06/29/reviews/iran-profile.html
  2. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/20/world/white-house-crisis-look-prsecutor-man-jurist-varied-roles-lawrence-edward-walsh.html
  3. ↑ a b https://www.fjc.gov/node/1389321
  4. ↑ a b https://books.google.com/books?id=1cyhfAvg2HMC&q=walsh+weinberger+indictment+election+week&pg=PA130
  5. ↑ https://archive.org/details/savingreaganpres0000abs
  6. ↑ a b https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/12/us/charge-in-weinberger-case-that-caused-furor-before-election-is-thrown-out.html?pagewanted=1
  7. ↑ http://www.abanow.org/2012/01/judge-lawrence-e-walshs-100th-birthday-noted-in-conversation-with-aba-president-robinson/
  8. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/lawrence-e-walsh-iran-contra-special-prosecutor-dies-at-102/2014/03/20/bf505f74-b04a-11e3-95e8-39bef8e9a48b_story.html
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