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Francis Joseph William Ford

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Francis Joseph William Ford served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 15, 1938.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jun 15, 1938
Born
1882

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 15, 1938 – May 26, 1975

Education

  • Harvard CollegeA.B., 1904
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1906

Career

Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1906-1933; City councilman, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917-1922; U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, 1933-1938; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1961-1967

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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