Edward Dumbauld
Edward Dumbauld | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office December 31, 1976 – September 6, 1997 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office August 3, 1961 – December 31, 1976 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 |
| Succeeded by | Gustave Diamond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Dumbauld October 26, 1905 Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 6, 1997 (aged 91) Uniontown, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Princeton University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B., LL.M.) Leiden University (J.D.) |
Edward Dumbauld (October 26, 1905 – September 6, 1997) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
On August 2, 1961, Dumbauld was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 2, 1961, receiving his commission on August 3, 1961. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1976, serving in that capacity until his death on September 6, 1997, in Uniontown.[2]
Scholarship and writings
In addition to his legal and judicial duties, Dumbauld wrote extensively for scholars and general readers about the life and work of
His books, many of them standards of American legal-historical literature, include:
- Thomas Jefferson, American Tourist... (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1946)
- The Declaration of Independence and What It Means Today (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1950)
- The Bill of Rights and What It Means Today (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1957; reprint ed., Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1979) ISBN 0-313-21215-5
- The Constitution of the United States (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964)
- The Life and Legal Writings of Hugo Grotius (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969)
- Thomas Jefferson and the Law (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1978), ISBN 0-8061-1441-X
References
- ^ Jaarboek der Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden 1932 : Promotieën - 21 September 1931 tot 9 Juli 1932, Doctoraat Rechtsgeleerdheid, p. 152.
- ^ a b Edward Dumbauld at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- Edward Dumbauld at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
