Charles Fahy

Charles Fahy
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office
April 17, 1967 – September 17, 1979
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
In office
October 21, 1949 – April 17, 1967
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded bySeat established by 63 Stat. 493
Succeeded byGeorge MacKinnon
26th Solicitor General of the United States
In office
November 1, 1941 – September 1945
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byFrancis Biddle
Succeeded byJ. Howard McGrath
Assistant Solicitor General of the United States
In office
October 1, 1940[1] – November 1, 1941
Preceded byGolden W. Bell[2]
Succeeded byNewman A. Townsend[2]
General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
In office
September 16, 1935[3] – September 27, 1940[3]
Preceded byCalvert Magruder[4]
Succeeded byRobert B. Watts[3]
2nd Legal Adviser of the Department of State
In office
June 19, 1946 – August 15, 1947
Preceded byGreen Hackworth
Succeeded byErnest A. Gross
Personal details
Born
Charles Fahy

(1892-08-17)August 17, 1892
Rome, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 17, 1979(1979-09-17) (aged 87)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
SpouseMary Agnes Lane
Children4
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (AB)
Georgetown University (LLB)
Military service
Years of service1917–1919
RankLieutenant (junior grade)
UnitNorthern Bombing Group
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsNavy Cross

Charles Fahy (August 27, 1892 – September 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and judge who served as the 26th Solicitor General of the United States from 1941 to 1945 and later served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1949 until his death in 1979.