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John McIlvaine
John Wilson McIlvaine (1907-1963) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
McIlvaine was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 20, 1955, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1955, and received his commission on August 1st. He served until his death on July 1, 1963. McIlvaine was succeeded in this position by Gerald Weber.
Early life and education
- Washington and Jefferson College, B.S., 1928
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, LL.B., 1932
Professional career
- Private practice, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1932-
- U.S. Army Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel, 7th Bomber Command, World War II
- First assistant district attorney, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1952-1953
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1953-1955
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
McIlvaine was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 20, 1955, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1955, and received his commission on August 1st. He served until his death on July 1, 1963.[1] McIlvaine was succeeded in this position by Gerald Weber.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1955–1963 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Gerald Weber
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||