J. Warren Madden

J. Warren Madden, born Joseph Warren Madden, was an American lawyer, judge, civil servant, and educator. He served on the United States Court of Claims and was the first Chair of the National Labor Relations Board . He received the Medal of Freedom in 1947.

Joseph Warren Madden was born in the unincorporated town of Damascus in Waddams Township, Illinois, on January 17, 1890. His father was a somewhat wealthy farmer. He received his bachelors degree from the University of Illinois, and his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1914. His legal specialties were domestic relations, property law, and torts, and he had no background in labor law.

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