Days, Drew S., III, 1941-2020
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Fuller Name
- Drew Saunders
Variants
- Days, Drew S.
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1941-08-29
Death Date
- 2020-11-15
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Peace Corps (U.S.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1966
- Affiliation End: 1967
- Organization: Cotton, Watt, Jones & King
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1969
- Affiliation End: 1973
- Organization: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1973
- Affiliation End: 1975
- Organization: Temple University. School of Law
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1975
- Affiliation End: 1977
- Organization: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1977
- Affiliation End: 1980
- Organization: United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1981
- Affiliation End: 2018
- Organization: Yale Law School
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1993
- Affiliation End: 1996
- Organization: United States. Solicitor General
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 2011
- Organization: Morrison & Foerster
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Democratic Party (U.S.)
Descriptor
- African Americans
Birth Place
- Atlanta (Ga.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
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Earlier Established Forms
- Days, Drew S.
Sources
- found: Justice enjoined, c1992:title page (Drew S. Days, III)
- found: AALS directory of law teachers, 1988-89:pages 266-267 (Days, Drew S., 3d; male; born 1941; LL.B., 1966, Yale; admitted to bar in Illinois, 1966, New York, 1970; associate at Cotton, Watt, Jones & King, Chicago, IL,1966-1967; associate counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, NYC, 1969-1973, 1975-1977; associate professor, Temple, 1973-1975; assistant attorney general, Department of Justice, DC, 1977-1981; assoc. prof., Yale, 1981-1986, professor, 1986-; member ALI, editorial board since 1987; Lawyers Com. for Civil Rights Under Law; Bd., U.S. Citizens' Com. to Monitor the Helsinki Accords)
- found: Washington post website, viewed November 23, 2020:in obituary dated November 19, 2020 (Drew S. Days III; died November 15 in East Haven, Connecticut, age 79; spent decades seeking to advance the cause of civil rights from positions both inside and outside the government; lawyer, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; head, Justice Department Civil Rights Division, 1977-1980; first Black person to head any division in the Justice Department; joined Yale Law School faculty in 1981, teaching until his retirement in 2018; leave of absence from Yale to serve as solicitor general, 1993-1996; born in Atlanta on August 29, 1941; grew up in Tampa, also lived in New Rochelle, New York; bachelor's degree in English literature, Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, 1963; J.D., Yale, 1966; briefly practiced law in Chicago, then served in the Peace Corps in Honduras before joining the NAACP) - https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/drew-days-iii-dead/2020/11/19/ef2307d6-29cb-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html
- found: Wikipedia, viewed November 23, 2020(Drew S. Days III; Drew Saunders Days III; August 29, 1941-November 15, 2020; headed Supreme Court and appellate practice at Morrison & Foerster LLP, of counsel at the firm's Washington, DC office until his retirement from the firm in December 2011; admitted to practice law before the US Supreme Court and in the states of Illinois and New York; member, Democratic Party) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_S._Days_III
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Change Notes
- 1995-01-26: new
- 2020-12-03: revised
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