James Gorbey
| James Gorbey | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #19 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 12/21/1970 - 10/24/1977 |
| Preceded by: | 84 Stat. 294 |
| Succeeded by: | Norma Shapiro |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1920 |
| Bachelors: | Bowling Green State University (1945) |
| Law School: | Temple University School of Law (1949) |
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James Henry Gorbey (1920-1977) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Gorbey was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 30, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1970, and received commission two days later. He served until his death on October 24, 1977.[1]Gorbey was succeeded in this position by Norma Shapiro.
Early life and education
- Bowling Green State University, B.A., 1945
- Temple University School of Law, LL.B., 1949
Professional career
- U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant, 1942-1945
- Investigator and appraiser, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Department, 1950
- Editor, Delaware County Legal Journal, 1951-1952
- Private practice, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1949-1967
- Chester, Pennsylvania City Councilman, 1956-1963
- Mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, 1964-1967
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1968-1970
Judicial career
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Gorbey was nominated by President Richard Nixon on November 30, 1970, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 1970,[1] and received commission two days later. He served until his death on October 24, 1977. Gorbey was succeeded in this position by Norma Shapiro.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1970–1977 Seat #19 |
Succeeded by: Norma Shapiro |
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
