Guy Bard

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Guy Bard
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Title:   Former Judge
Position:   Seat #3T
Service:
Appointed by:   Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Active:   4/29/1940 - 7/16/1952
Preceded by:   Oliver Booth Dickinson
Succeeded by:   Francis Van Dusen
Personal History
Born:   1895
Bachelors:   Franklin and Marshall College (1916)
Law School:   University of Pennsylvania Law School (1922)

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Guy Kurtz Bard (1895-1953) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

He received a recess appointment from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 20, 1939, to a seat vacated by Oliver Booth Dickinson;[1] he was nominated on April 4, 1940, confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 1940, and received his commission on April 29th. He resigned on July 16, 1952. Bard was succeeded in this position by Francis Van Dusen.

Early life and education

  • Franklin and Marshall College, A.B., 1916
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL B, 1922

Professional career

  • School teacher, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1911-1912
  • Principal, Warwick Township High School, Lititz, Pennsylvania, 1913-1915
  • Supervising principal, Ephrata, Pennsylvania Schools, 1916-1918
  • U.S. Army, 1918-1919
  • Secretary, Democratic Committee of Lancaster County, 1920-1924
  • Private practice, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1922-1939
  • Chairman, Democratic Committee of Lancaster County, 1925-1934
  • Special assistant to the U.S. attorney general, 1934-1937
  • U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937
  • Member, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 1937-1938
  • State attorney general, Pennsylvania, 1938-1939
  • Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1952-1953

Judicial career

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Bard received a recess appointment from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 20, 1939, to a seat vacated by Oliver Booth Dickinson; he was nominated on April 4, 1940, confirmed by the Senate on April 24, 1940, and received his commission on April 29th.[1] He resigned on July 16, 1952. Bard was succeeded in this position by Francis Van Dusen.

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Oliver Booth Dickinson
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1940–1952
Seat #3T
Succeeded by:
Francis Van Dusen


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