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John Morgan Davis (Pennsylvania)
John Davis (1906-1984) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Davis received a recess appointment from President Lyndon Johnson on January 7, 1964, to a seat vacated by Thomas Egan; he was nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission three days later.[1] He assumed senior status on May 6, 1974, and served in that capacity until his death on March 8, 1984. Davis was succeeded in this position by Edward Cahn.
Early life and education
- University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1929
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1932
Professional career
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1933-1952
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, 1952-1958
- Commonwealth lieutenant governor, Pennsylvania, 1959-1963
Judicial career
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Davis received a recess appointment from President Lyndon Johnson on January 7, 1964, to a seat vacated by Thomas Egan;[1] he was nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on May 6, 1974, and served in that capacity until his death on March 8, 1984. Davis was succeeded in this position by Edward Cahn.
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: Thomas Egan |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1964–1974 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Edward Cahn
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
