His most famous case was the Army-McCarthy hearings where he was the laywer for the US Army.
In those hearings, McCarthy attacked Fred Fisher, who was a member of Welch's law firm. The attack provoked Welch's famous response "...Have you no sense of decency, sir..." and which spelled the end of McCarthy.
Appeared in the 1959 Otto Preminger film "Anatomy of a Murder" as Judge Weaver.
Joseph Nye Welch passed away in 1960.
His most famous case was the Army-McCarthy hearings where he was the laywer for the US Army.
In those hearings, McCarthy attacked Fred Fisher, who was a member of Welch's law firm. The attack provoked Welch's famous response "...Have you no sense of decency, sir..." and which spelled the end of McCarthy.
Appeared in the 1959 Otto Preminger film "Anatomy of a Murder" as Judge Weaver.
Joseph Nye Welch passed away in 1960.
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