Hardy Dillard | |
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Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
In office 1970–1979 | |
Preceded by | Philip Jessup |
Succeeded by | Richard Baxter |
Personal details | |
Born | Hardy Cross Dillard October 23, 1902 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | May 12, 1982 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 79)
Spouse(s) | Janet Gray Schaufler Valgerdur Nielsen Dent |
Education | United States Military Academy (BS) University of Virginia (LLB) |
Hardy Cross Dillard (23 October 1902 – 12 May 1982) was an American jurist who served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1970 to 1979,[1] as a judge appointed by Queen Elizabeth II to a court of arbitration concerning the Beagle Channel islands dispute,[2] Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law (1963–1968),[3] legal adviser to the High Commissioner for Germany (1950),[4] first director of the National War College (1946),[5] and as a colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II (1941–1946). During World War II, Dillard served as deputy chief of staff for civil affairs (G5) in the China Command,[6] Commander of the Civil Affairs Staging Area at the Presidio of Monterey where he oversaw preparation and planning for the Occupation of Japan[7] and as commander of the European Civil Affairs Training Division of SHAEF in preparation for Operation Overlord.[8] Previously, he initiated and served as director of the School of Military Government.[9]