Bruce William Kauffman

Bruce William Kauffman (born 1934) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Bruce William Kauffman
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
February 11, 2008  July 20, 2009
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
November 12, 1997  February 11, 2008
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byJames McGirr Kelly
Succeeded byC. Darnell Jones II
Personal details
Born
Bruce William Kauffman

1934 (age 8687)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
Yale Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Kauffman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1956 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1959. He was a law clerk to the Vincent S. Haneman, Superior Court of New Jersey from 1959 to 1960. He was in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1980, and was a Justice on Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1980 to 1982, thereafter returning to private practice until 1997. He was also a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law from 1995 to 1997.

Federal judicial service

On July 31, 1997, Kauffman was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by James McGirr Kelly. Kauffman was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 8, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. He assumed senior status on February 11, 2008, and retired completely on July 20, 2009. Upon retirement he became associated with the Elliott Greenleaf law firm in Philadelphia.[1]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2013-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
James McGirr Kelly
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1997–2008
Succeeded by
C. Darnell Jones II
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