Wade H. McCree

Wade H. McCree
36th Solicitor General of the United States
In office March 28, 1977 – January 20, 1981
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Robert Bork
Succeeded by	Rex E. Lee
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In office September 7, 1966 – March 28, 1977
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Seat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded by	Damon Keith
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office September 29, 1961 – September 13, 1966
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Lawrence Gubow
Personal details
Born	Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (1920-07-03)July 3, 1920 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1987(1987-08-30) (aged 67) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Fisk University (AB) Harvard University (LLB)

Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (July 3, 1920 – August 30, 1987) was an American legal scholar and judge. He was the first African American appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the second African-American United States Solicitor General in the history of the United States. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School after leaving government service in 1981, and taught there until the time of his death.