Lawrence Walsh | |
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| 5th United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| In office December 29, 1957 – January 20, 1961 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | William P. Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Byron White |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office April 28, 1954 – December 29, 1957 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Francis MacMahon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lawrence Edward Walsh January 8, 1912 Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | March 19, 2014 (aged 102) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Columbia University (AB, LLB) |
Lawrence Edward Walsh (January 8, 1912 – March 19, 2014) was an American lawyer and judge who was United States Deputy Attorney General from 1957 to 1961 and a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was appointed Independent Counsel in December 1986 to investigate the Iran–Contra affair during the Reagan Administration.