Federal service record

Luther Merritt Swygert

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Born 1905 · Died 1988 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana October 16, 1943 – October 11, 1961

Appointed by: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nominated: September 29, 1943
Confirmed by the Senate: October 14, 1943
Commissioned: October 16, 1943
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 Seventh Circuit September 29, 1961 – March 16, 1988

Appointed by: John F. Kennedy
Nominated: September 18, 1961
Confirmed by the Senate: September 23, 1961
Commissioned: September 29, 1961
Took senior status: July 1, 1981
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

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

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