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John Biggs Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1937

John Biggs Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. John Biggs Jr. (October 6, 1895 – April 15, 1979) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Education

  • Princeton UniversityLitt.B., 1918
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1922

Career

U.S. Army private, Ordnance and Tank Corps, 1917-1918; Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1922-1937; Civilian aide, U.S. Secretary of War, Wilmington, Delaware, 1923-1937; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, 1939-1948, and Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948-1965

Biography

John Biggs Jr. (October 6, 1895 – April 15, 1979) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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