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James Ganey
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
Years in office: 1966 - 1972

Years in office: 1961 - 1966

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Years in office: 1940 - 1961
Education
Law
Lehigh University, 1923
Personal
Birthplace
Phillipsburg, NJ


James Cullen Ganey (1899-1972) 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

  • Lehigh University, LL.B., 1920
  • Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1923

Professional career

  • Private practice, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1923-1937
  • U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937-1940

Judicial nominations and appointments

Third Circuit

Ganey was nominated to the Third Circuit by President John F. Kennedy on August 3, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 15, 1961, and received commission that same day. He assumed senior status on August 15, 1966, and served the Third Circuit in that capacity until his death on February 7, 1972.[1] He was succeeded in this position by Francis Van Dusen.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Ganey was nominated to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 11, 1940, to a new seat created by 54 Stat. 219; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 1940, and received commission on June 19. He served as chief judge from 1958 to August 30, 1961, when he advanced to the Third Circuit. Ganey was succeeded in this position by Aloysius Higginbotham.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA - new seat
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1940–1961
Seat #9
Succeeded by:
Aloysius Higginbotham
Preceded by:
NA - new seat
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
1961–1972
Succeeded by:
Francis Van Dusen