Days, Drew S., III, 1941-2020
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Name (Latin)
Days, Drew S., III, 1941-2020
Other forms of name
nnea Days, Drew S
Date of birth
1941-08-29
Date of death
2020-11-15
Other designation
African Americans
Place of birth
Atlanta (Ga.)
Place of death
East Haven (Conn.)
Associated country
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
Tampa (Fla.)
New Rochelle (N.Y.)
Other associated place
Chicago (Ill.)
Honduras
Washington (D.C.)
Field of activity
Law
Law--Study and teaching
Civil rights
Associate group
Peace Corps (U.S.)
Cotton, Watt, Jones & King
Cotton, Watt, Jones & King (1966 - 1966)
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (1969 - 1969)
Temple University. School of Law
Temple University. School of Law (1973 - 1973)
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (1975 - 1975)
United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division
United States. Department of Justice. Civil Rights Division (1977 - 1977)
Yale Law School
Yale Law School (1981 - 1981)
United States. Solicitor General
United States. Solicitor General (1993 - 1993)
Morrison & Foerster
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.)
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Occupation
Lawyers
Civil rights lawyers
Law teachers
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Drew Saunders
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Justice enjoined, c1992:title page (Drew S. Days, III)
- 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)
- 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 ( (Washington post website, 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 ( (Wikipedia, viewed November 23, 2020) )