Joseph F. Weis Jr.

Joseph F. Weis Jr.
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 byRichard Nixon
Preceded byAbraham Lincoln Freedman
Succeeded byRichard Lowell Nygaard
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
April 24, 1970 – March 27, 1973
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byJoseph Putnam Willson
Succeeded byDaniel John Snyder Jr.
Personal details
Born
Joseph F. Weis Jr.

(1923-03-12)March 12, 1923
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 19, 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 91)
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania
EducationDuquesne 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.