Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Benjamin HarrisonRepublican president
Seat
CA30201
Nominated
Dec. 16, 1891
Committee action
Reported (favorably)March 14, 1892
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
March 17, 1892
Commissioned
March 17, 1892
Service ended
May 24, 1909Retirement

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 March 17, 1892 May 24, 1909 Retirement Benjamin Harrison
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge March 17, 1892 May 24, 1909 Retirement Benjamin Harrison

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.