Wade Hampton McCree, Jr.
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| Solicitor General of the United States | |
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In office March 28, 1977 – January 20, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Daniel Friedman (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Rex E. Lee |
| Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
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In office September 7, 1966 – March 28, 1977 |
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| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Damon Keith |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
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In office September 29, 1961 – September 7, 1966 |
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| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Gubow |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Wade Hampton McCree Jr. July 3, 1920 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died |
August 30, 1987 (aged 67) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dores McCree |
| Education |
Fisk University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. (July 3, 1920 – August 30, 1987) was an American attorney, judge, public official and law professor. He was the first African American appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the second African-American 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.
McCree was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Wade Hampton McCree, Sr., a graduate of Fisk University who had worked his way through college as a butler and who became the first African-American pharmacist and pharmacy owner in Iowa. McCree senior was later employed as first African-American narcotics inspector for the Food and Drug Administration. McCree grew up mainly in Boston, and attended the prestigious Boston Latin School. Like his father, McCree worked his way through Fisk University. He was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society and graduated summa cum laude in 1941. After serving a four-year stint as a Captain in the United States Army during World War II, McCree entered Harvard Law School and graduated 12th in his class in 1948.
McCree and his wife, Dores, a graduate of Simmons College, then moved to her hometown of Detroit, Michigan where they raised three children. McCree practiced law at the legendary black law firm of Bledsoe & Taylor from 1948 to 1952. He began his long career in public service in 1953 when was appointed to the Workman's Compensation Commission by Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams. Two years later McCree became the first African-American to be appointed to the Circuit Court for Wayne County, Michigan, and served on that court from 1954 to 1961.
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