Federal judiciary
Joseph Putnam Willson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican president
- Seat
- PAWD0502
- Nominated
- June 8, 1953
- Committee hearing
- July 2, 1953
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)July 13, 1953
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- July 14, 1953
- Commissioned
- July 14, 1953
- Senior status
- Oct. 18, 1968
- Service ended
- Aug. 3, 1998Death
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.
Recent judicial activity
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- No recorded activity.
Cases
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Judicial writings
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