Federal service record

Joseph Francis Weis, Jr.

Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1923 · Died 2014 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania April 24, 1970 – March 27, 1973

Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon
Nominated: March 11, 1970
Confirmed by the Senate: April 23, 1970
Commissioned: April 24, 1970
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 March 15, 1973 – March 19, 2014

Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon
Nominated: February 13, 1973
Confirmed by the Senate: March 14, 1973
Commissioned: March 15, 1973
Took senior status: April 1, 1988
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Death

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

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