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Owen Burns
Owen McIntosh Burns (1892-1952) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Burns received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493;[1] he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1950, and received his commission on March 9th. He served until his death on October 26, 1952. Burns was succeeded in this position by Joseph Willson.
Early life and education
- University of Illinois, A.B., 1916
- University of Illinois College of Law, LL.B., 1921
Professional career
- U.S. Army Captain, Infantry, World War I
- Private practice, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1921-1947
- U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1947-1949
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Burns received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1950, and received his commission on March 9th.[1] He served until his death on October 26, 1952. Burns was succeeded in this position by Joseph Willson.
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: NA-New Seat |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1950–1952 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Willson
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
