Joseph F. Weis Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office April 1, 1988 – March 19, 2014 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
In office March 15, 1973 – April 1, 1988 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Abraham Lincoln Freedman |
Succeeded by | Richard Lowell Nygaard |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
In office April 24, 1970 – March 27, 1973 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Joseph Putnam Willson |
Succeeded by | Daniel John Snyder Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph F. Weis Jr. March 12, 1923 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Died | March 19, 2014 Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania | (aged 91)
Education | Duquesne University (BA) University of Pittsburgh School of Law (JD) |
Joseph Francis Weis Jr. (March 12, 1923 – March 19, 2014) 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 Western District of Pennsylvania.