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Joseph Francis Weis Jr.

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970–1973

Joseph Francis Weis Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Education

  • Duquesne UniversityB.A., 1947
  • University of Pittsburgh School of LawJ.D., 1950

Career

U.S. Army captain, 1943-1948; Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1950-1968; Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 1968-1970; Adjunct professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1986-

Biography

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.

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