22nd Commissioned Judge,
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 29, 1954, to a seat vacated byWilliam A. Stewart; Confirmed by the Senate on May 18, 1954; received commission on May 20, 1954; sworn in on June 18, 1954.

Assumed senior status on October 1, 1971.

Service terminated on July 20, 1978, due to death.

Professional Career:
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1926-1954

Education:
Westminster College, B.S., 1923
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, LL.B., 1926

Personal:
Born March 24, 1901, in Pittsburgh, PA
Died July 20, 1978