Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William McKinleyRepublican president
Seat
CA30301
Nominated
Dec. 11, 1899
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 18, 1899
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Dec. 18, 1899
Commissioned
Dec. 18, 1899
Service ended
June 1, 1914Retirement

Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit Judge Dec. 18, 1899 Dec. 31, 1911 Abolition of Court William McKinley
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge Dec. 18, 1899 June 1, 1914 Retirement William McKinley

Recent judicial activity

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Cases

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Judicial writings

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Source Authorship is recorded only where the source data carries it. For recent Courts of Appeals opinions CourtListener frequently publishes the decision as a single document without naming the authoring judge, so an absence here means the attribution is unavailable upstream — not that the judge has written nothing.