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James A. Washington Jr.

1915–1998

United States

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James Aaron Washington Jr. (circa 1915 – August 29, 1998) was a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1971 to 1984. He was also a professor and dean of the law school at Howard University. An expert on civil rights litigation, he helped in the formulation of the Supreme Court case Bolling vs. Sharpe that outlawed racial segregation in District of Columbia public schools.

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