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Abraham Freedman
Abraham Lincoln Freedman (1904-1971) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
- Temple University School of Law, LL.B., 1926
Professional career
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1926-1952, 1956-1961
- General counsel, Philadelphia Housing Authority, 1938-1949
- Counsel, Philadelphia Housing Association, 1940-1961
- Special counsel for housing, Pennsylvania Post-War Planning Commission, 1944-1946
- Special counsel, Redevelopment Authority, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1946-1947
- City solicitor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1952-1956
Judicial nominations and appointments
Third Circuit
Freedman was nominated to the Third Circuit by President Lyndon Johnson on April 15, 1964, to a seat vacated by Herbert Goodrich; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 2, 1964, and received commission that same day. He served the Third Circuit until his death on March 13, 1971.[1]
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Freedman was nominated to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President John F. Kennedy on September 1, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1961, and received commission on September 22. He served the Eastern District of Pennsylvania until he was elevated to the Third Circuit on July 6, 1964. Freedman was succeeded in this position by John Fullam.
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1961–1964 Seat #11 |
Succeeded by: John Fullam |
| Preceded by: Herbert Goodrich |
Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1964–1971 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Weis (Third Circuit)
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Wendy Beetlestone • Paul Diamond • Juan Sanchez (Pennsylvania) • Mitchell Goldberg • Jeffrey L. Schmehl • Chad F. Kenney, Sr. • Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro • John M. Younge • Gail Weilheimer • Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr. • Mark A. Kearney • Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. • Gerald J. Pappert • Mia Roberts Perez • Kelley Hodge • Joshua Wolson • Karen Marston • John Gallagher (Pennsylvania federal judicial nominee) • John Frank Murphy • Catherine Henry • Mary Kay Costello | ||
| Senior judges |
Harvey Bartle • Robert Kelly (Pennsylvania) • Jan DuBois • Ronald Buckwalter • William Yohn • John Padova Sr. • Eduardo Robreno • Anita Brody • Petrese Tucker • Berle Schiller • Richard Surrick • Legrome Davis • Cynthia Rufe • Michael Baylson • Tim Savage • Darnell Jones • Joel Slomsky • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Carol Wells • Timothy Rice • David Strawbridge • Elizabeth Hey • Lynne Sitarski • Scott Reid • Marilyn Heffley • Richard A. Lloret • Pamela Carlos • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Ditter • John Fullam • Louis Pollak • Norma Shapiro • Lowell Reed • James Giles • Thomas O'Neill (Pennsylvania) • Bruce Kauffman • Curtis Joyner • Mary McLaughlin • James Gardner (Pennsylvania) • Gene Pratter • Lawrence Stengel • Thomas Golden • Felipe Restrepo • William Lewis (Pennsylvania) • Richard Peters • Joseph Hopkinson • Archibald Randall • John Kintzing Kane • John Cadwalader • William Butler • Anthony Scirica • Franklin Van Antwerpen • Marjorie Rendell • John Bayard McPherson • James Buchanan Holland • Joseph Whitaker Thompson • Oliver Booth Dickinson • Charles Louis McKeehan • William Huntington Kirkpatrick • Herbert Hutton • Daniel Huyett • Harry Kalodner • James M. Kelly (Pennsylvania) • Marvin Katz • John Whitaker Lord • Joseph Simon Lord • Alfred Luongo • George Austin Welsh • Albert Maris • Guy Bard • Louis Bechtle • Edward Becker • Ralph Body • Raymond Broderick • Edward Cahn • Thomas Clary • John Morgan Davis (Pennsylvania) • Thomas Egan (Pennsylvania) • Herbert Fogel • Frederick Follmer • Abraham Freedman • James Ganey • Francis Van Dusen • Aloyisus Higginbotham • Robert Gawthrop • James Gorbey • Clifford Green • Allan Grim • John Hannum • Charles William Kraft • Thomas Masterson • Joseph McGlynn • James McGranery • Clarence Newcomer • Emanuel Mac Troutman • Jay Waldman • Charles Weiner • Harold Wood • Donald Van Artsdalen • Edward G. Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Harvey Bartle • John Fullam • James Giles • Curtis Joyner • Petrese Tucker • Juan Sanchez (Pennsylvania) • William Huntington Kirkpatrick • Mitchell Goldberg • John Whitaker Lord • Joseph Simon Lord • Alfred Luongo • Louis Bechtle • Edward Cahn • Thomas Clary • James Ganey • | ||
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
