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Judge Walter Skinner, 77; oversaw Woburn-Grace case

By Tom Long
Globe Staff / May 11, 2005

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Walter Jay Skinner was a federal district court judge best known for presiding over the 1986 Woburn water contamination case portrayed in the book and movie ''A Civil Action." But the movie, many believed, did not do justice to the man. (Full article: 808 words)

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