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Austin Staley
Austin Leander Staley (1902-1978) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
Staley was nominated by President Harry Truman on April 27, 1950, to a seat vacated by John O'Connell; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 27, 1950, and received his commission on July 5th. He served as chief judge from 1966 until he assumed senior status on December 31, 1967. He served until his death on August 3, 1978.[1]
Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, LL.B., 1928
Professional career
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1928-1950
- Assistant city solicitor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1934
- Deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1934-1935
- Director, Workmen's Compensation Bureau, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1935-1936
- Deputy secretary, Department of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1936-1939
Footnotes
- ↑ Judge Staley's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John O'Connell |
Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1950–1978 |
Succeeded by: Ruggero Aldisert
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
