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Francis Ryan Duffy
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939–1949
Francis Ryan Duffy , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Francis Ryan Duffy (June 23, 1888 – August 16, 1979) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He served for the last 30 years of his life as a judge of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (1949–1979). He served as chief judge of the 7th Circuit from 1954 to 1959, and took senior judge status in 1966.
Education
- University of WisconsinB.A., 1910
- University of Wisconsin Law SchoolLL.B., 1912
Career
Private practice, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1912-1917, 1919-1933, 1939; U.S. Army, 1917-1919; U.S. senator from Wisconsin, 1933-1939; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1954-1959
Biography
Francis Ryan Duffy (June 23, 1888 – August 16, 1979) was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He served for the last 30 years of his life as a judge of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (1949–1979). He served as chief judge of the 7th Circuit from 1954 to 1959, and took senior judge status in 1966.
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