Walter J. Cummings Jr.

Walter Cummings
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
1981–1986
Preceded byThomas E. Fairchild
Succeeded byWilliam J. Bauer
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
August 11, 1966 – April 24, 1999
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded bySeat created
Succeeded byAnn Claire Williams
United States Solicitor General
In office
December 2, 1952 – March 1, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byPhilip Perlman
Succeeded bySimon Sobeloff
Personal details
Born
Walter Joseph Cummings Jr.

(1916-09-29)September 29, 1916
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1999(1999-04-24) (aged 82)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)

Walter Joseph Cummings Jr. (September 29, 1916 – April 24, 1999) was a United States Solicitor General and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.