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John Whitaker Lord Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
John Whitaker Lord Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed May 18, 1954.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- May 18, 1954
- Born
- 1901
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaDwight D. Eisenhower · May 18, 1954 – May 16, 1972
Education
- Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)LL.B., 1928
Career
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1928-1954; Professor of law, Temple University, 1938-1954; Deputy attorney general, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1939-1946; State senator, Pennsylvania, 1947-1951; City councilman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1952-1954
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