Wesley E. Brown | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
In office September 1, 1979 – January 23, 2012 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
In office 1971–1977 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. |
Succeeded by | Frank Gordon Theis |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
In office April 4, 1962 – September 1, 1979 | |
Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | Delmas Carl Hill |
Succeeded by | Patrick F. Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Wesley Ernest Brown June 22, 1907 Hutchinson, Kansas |
Died | January 23, 2012 Wichita, Kansas | (aged 104)
Education | Kansas City School of Law (LLB) |
Wesley Ernest Brown (June 22, 1907 – January 23, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. At his death at age 104, he was the oldest person to serve as a federal judge in the history of the United States, actively hearing cases until approximately one month before his death.