Wesley E. Brown

Wesley E. Brown
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 byArthur Jehu Stanley Jr.
Succeeded byFrank Gordon Theis
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
In office
April 4, 1962 – September 1, 1979
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byDelmas Carl Hill
Succeeded byPatrick F. Kelly
Personal details
Born
Wesley Ernest Brown

(1907-06-22)June 22, 1907
Hutchinson, Kansas
DiedJanuary 23, 2012(2012-01-23) (aged 104)
Wichita, Kansas
EducationKansas 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.