Wallace Gourley
Wallace Samuel Gourley (1904-1976) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Gourley was nominated by President Harry Truman on November 2, 1945, to a seat vacated by Frederic Palen Schoonmaker; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1945, and received commission on November 29. He served as chief judge from 1951-1969. He assumed senior status on August 4, 1969, and served in this capacity until his death on September 23, 1976.[1] Gourley was succeeded in this position by Hubert Teitelbaum.
Early life and education
- Ohio State University College of Law, LL.B., 1929
Professional career
- Private practice, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1929-1936
- Investigator, Retail Credit Company, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1929-1936
- First assistant district attorney, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1936-1944
- Member, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1941-1945
Judicial career
Western District of Pennsylvania
Gourley was nominated by President Harry Truman on November 2, 1945, to a seat vacated by Frederic Palen Schoonmaker; he was confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1945, and received commission on November 29.[1] He served as chief judge from 1951-1969. He assumed senior status on August 4, 1969, and served in this capacity until his death on September 23, 1976. Gourley was succeeded in this position by Hubert Teitelbaum.
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: Frederic Palen Schoonmaker |
Western District of Pennsylvania 1945–1969 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Hubert Teitelbaum
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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 | |||
