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Charles William Kraft
Charles William Kraft, Jr. (1903-2002) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Kraft received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower on August 12, 1955, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8; he was nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 1956, and received his commission on March 29th.[1] He assumed senior status on November 11, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death on January 18, 2002. Kraft was succeeded in this position by Clarence Newcomer.
Early life and education
- University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1924
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1927
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1930
Professional career
- Private practice, Media, Pennsylvania, 1927-1955
- District attorney, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1944-1952
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Kraft received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower on August 12, 1955, to a new seat created by 68 Stat. 8;[1] he was nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 1956, and received his commission on March 29th. He assumed senior status on November 11, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death on January 18, 2002. Kraft was succeeded in this position by Clarence Newcomer.
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 |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1956–1970 Seat #8 |
Succeeded by: Clarence Newcomer
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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 | ||
