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Owen McIntosh Burns
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Owen McIntosh Burns served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Mar 8, 1950.
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman
- Confirmed
- Mar 8, 1950
- Born
- 1892
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaHarry S Truman · Mar 8, 1950 – Oct 26, 1952
Education
- University of IllinoisA.B., 1916
- University of Illinois College of LawLL.B., 1921
Career
U.S. Army captain, Infantry, World War I; Private practice, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1921-1947; U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1947-1949
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