Federal service record

Benjamin Cushing Duniway

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1907 · Died 1986 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 22, 1961 – August 23, 1986

Appointed by: John F. Kennedy
Nominated: September 14, 1961
Confirmed by the Senate: September 21, 1961
Commissioned: September 22, 1961
Took senior status: October 5, 1976
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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