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John Danaher

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John Anthony Danaher

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Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Personal
Birthplace
Meriden, Conn.

This page is about a former federal judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. If you are looking for the judge of the Litchfield District Superior Court, Connecticut, see: John A. Danaher III.


John Anthony Danaher (1899-1990) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Danaher received a recess appointment from President Dwight Eisenhower on October 1, 1953, to a seat vacated by James M. Proctor; he was nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the Senate on March 30, 1954, and received his commission on March 31st. He assumed senior status on January 22, 1969, and served in that capacity until his death on September 22, 1990.[1]

Education

  • Yale Law School
  • Yale University, A.B., 1920[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Lieutenant, 1918
  • Private practice, Hartford, CT, and Washington, D.C., 1922-1953
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, 1922-1934
  • Secretary of State, State of Connecticut, 1933-1935
  • U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1939-1945
  • Counsel, Republican Senatorial Committee, 1946-1953[1]

Footnotes