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Wallace Samuel Gourley
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Wallace Samuel Gourley served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Nov 20, 1945.
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman
- Confirmed
- Nov 20, 1945
- Born
- 1904
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of PennsylvaniaHarry S Truman · Nov 20, 1945 – Sep 23, 1976
Education
- Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law)LL.B., 1929
Career
Private practice, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1929-1936; Investigator, Retail Credit Company, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1929-1936; First assistant district attorney, Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1936-1944; State senator, Pennsylvania, 1941-1945; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1968-1970
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