District of Columbia Circuit / Appointed 1954 / Served to 1975

Walter Maximillian Bastian

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, Walter Maximillian Bastian was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1913. He previously served on the District of Columbia.Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 2, 1954

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1913
Succeeded by
Edward Allen Tamm
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1950District of Columbia · succeeded Thomas Jennings BaileyTruman (D)voice
1954District of Columbia Circuit · succeeded Bennett Champ ClarkEisenhower (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

20 years on the District of Columbia Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).