Federal service record

John Francis Kilkenny

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1901 · Died 1995 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon July 30, 1959 – September 26, 1969

Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nominated: February 19, 1959
Confirmed by the Senate: July 28, 1959
Commissioned: July 30, 1959
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

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

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 16, 1969 – February 17, 1995

Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon
Nominated: May 12, 1969
Confirmed by the Senate: September 12, 1969
Commissioned: September 16, 1969
Took senior status: November 1, 1971
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

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

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