- Appointed by
- Benjamin Harrison
- Nominated
- February 10, 1892
- Confirmed by the Senate
- February 23, 1892
- Commissioned
- February 23, 1892
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Federal service record
Joseph Buffington
Latest appointment on record: Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1855 · Died 1947 (per the source below).
3federal appointments on record
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Service
Appointments and dates
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Recess appointment
- September 25, 1906
- Nominated
- December 3, 1906
- Confirmed by the Senate
- December 11, 1906
- Commissioned
- December 11, 1906
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Abolition of Court
- Appointed by
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Recess appointment
- September 25, 1906
- Nominated
- December 3, 1906
- Confirmed by the Senate
- December 11, 1906
- Commissioned
- December 11, 1906
- Took senior status
- June 1, 1938
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Death
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