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Clarence Newcomer
Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923-2005) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Newcomer was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 17, 1971, to a seat vacated by Charles William Kraft; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 23, 1971, and received commission on November 30. He assumed senior status on January 19, 1988,[1] and served in that capacity until his death on August 22, 2005. Newcomer was succeeded in this position by Herbert Hutton.
Early life and education
- Franklin and Marshall College, A.B., 1944
- Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1948
Professional career
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1943-1946
- Private practice, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1950-1971
- Special deputy commonwealth attorney general, Pennsylvania, 1953-1954
- Assistant district attorney, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1960-1968
- District attorney, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1968-1972
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Pennsyvlania
Newcomer was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 17, 1971, to a seat vacated by Charles William Kraft;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on November 23, 1971, and received commission on November 30. He assumed senior status on January 19, 1988, and served in that capacity until his death on August 22, 2005. Newcomer was succeeded in this position by [Herbert Hutton]].
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles William Kraft |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1971–1988 Seat #8 |
Succeeded by: Herbert Hutton
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
