Wade H. McCree

Wade H. McCree
36th Solicitor General of the United States
In office
March 28, 1977 – January 20, 1981
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert Bork
Succeeded byRex E. Lee
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office
September 7, 1966 – March 28, 1977
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded bySeat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded byDamon Keith
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
September 29, 1961 – September 13, 1966
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySeat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded byLawrence Gubow
Personal details
Born
Wade Hampton McCree Jr.

(1920-07-03)July 3, 1920
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedAugust 30, 1987(1987-08-30) (aged 67)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationFisk University (AB)
Harvard University (LLB)

Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (July 3, 1920 – August 30, 1987) was an American legal scholar and judge. He was the first African American appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the second African-American United States Solicitor General in the history of the United States. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School after leaving government service in 1981, and taught there until the time of his death.