Federal service record

Joseph Whitaker Thompson

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1861 · Died 1946 (per the source below).

2federal appointments on record 2026-09-28source checked

Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania July 16, 1912 – February 3, 1931

Appointed by: William H. Taft
Nominated: June 5, 1912
Confirmed by the Senate: June 16, 1912
Commissioned: July 16, 1912
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 Third Circuit January 29, 1931 – January 7, 1946

Appointed by: Herbert Hoover
Nominated: December 4, 1930
Confirmed by the Senate: January 22, 1931
Commissioned: January 29, 1931
Took senior status: May 1, 1938
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

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

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