Joseph Whitaker Thompson

Joseph Whitaker Thompson
Joseph Whitaker Thompson
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
	In office; May 1, 1938 – January 7, 1946
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
	In office; January 29, 1931 – May 1, 1938
Appointed by	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Seat established by 46 Stat. 538
Succeeded by	William Clark
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
	In office; July 16, 1912 – February 3, 1931
Appointed by	William Howard Taft
Preceded by	John Bayard McPherson
Succeeded by	George Austin Welsh
Personal details
Born	Joseph Whitaker Thompson; August 19, 1861; Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Died	January 7, 1946 (aged 84)
Education	University of Pennsylvania Law School (LLB)

Joseph Whitaker Thompson (August 19, 1861 – January 7, 1946) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Thompson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School with a Bachelor of Laws in 1887. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 1904, and then the United States Attorney for that district until 1912.[1]

Federal judicial service

Thompson was nominated by President William Howard Taft on June 5, 1912, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge John Bayard McPherson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 1912, and received his commission on July 16, 1912. His service terminated on February 3, 1931, due to his elevation to the Third Circuit.[1]

Thompson was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on December 4, 1930, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 46 Stat. 538. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 22, 1931, and received his commission on January 29, 1931. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1938. His service terminated on January 7, 1946, due to his death.[1]

References

Joseph Whitaker Thompson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Joseph Whitaker Thompson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by John Bayard McPherson	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1912–1931	Succeeded by George Austin Welsh
Preceded by Seat established by 46 Stat. 538	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1931–1938	Succeeded by William Clark

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[auto-1] Joseph Whitaker Thompson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.