John Wilson McIlvaine

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John Wilson McIlvaine
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
August 1, 1955 – July 1, 1963
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established by 68 Stat. 8
Succeeded byGerald Joseph Weber
Personal details
Born
John Wilson McIlvaine

(1907-06-22)June 22, 1907
Washington, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 1, 1963(1963-07-01) (aged 56)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EducationWashington & Jefferson College (B.S.)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (LL.B.)

John Wilson McIlvaine (June 22, 1907 – July 1, 1963) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, McIlvaine received a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington & Jefferson College in 1928 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1932. He was in private practice in Washington from 1932. He was in the United States Army Air Corps as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 7th Bomber Command during World War II. He was first assistant district attorney of Washington County, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1953. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1953 to 1955.[1]

Federal judicial service

McIlvaine was nominated by President

Pittsburgh Federal Courthouse.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b John Wilson McIlvaine at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "McIlvaine, John Wilson - 23rd Commissioned Judge". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 68 Stat. 8
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
1955–1963
Succeeded by