Walter Early Craig

He was a lawyer for the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in San Francisco, California from 1934 to 1936, and was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1936 to 1964 as a partner at the law firm Fennemore Craig.

[1] His time in the private practice of law was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during World War II.

[2] While in private practice Craig served as president of the State Bar of Arizona during 1951-1952.

[4] On August 26, 1963, Craig was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona vacated by Judge Arthur Marshall Davis.

Craig was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1963, and received his commission on October 2, 1963.