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Albert Branson Maris

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Albert Branson Maris served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jun 16, 1938.

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confirmed
Jun 16, 1938
Born
1893

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 20, 1936 – Jun 27, 1938
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jun 16, 1938 – Feb 7, 1989

Education

  • Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)LL.B., 1918
  • Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry1926

Career

U.S. Army private, 1918; Assistant secretary, Proportional Representation League, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1918-1919; Legal staff member, Bureau of Municipal Research, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1919; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1919-1936; Editor, The Legal Intelligencer, 1935-1936; Adjunct professor of law, Temple University Law School, 1941-1955

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