John Delehant
| John Delehant | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Nebraska | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Active: | 2/13/1942 - 4/30/1957 |
| Chief: | 1956 - 1957 |
| Senior: | 4/30/1957 - 4/20/1972 |
| Preceded by: | Thomas Charles Munger |
| Succeeded by: | Robert Van Pelt |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | September 3, 1890 |
| Home State: | Goodland, KS |
| Deceased: | April 20, 1972 |
| Bachelors: | Creighton U., A.B., 1910 |
| Law School: | Creighton U. School of Law, LL.B., 1913 |
| Grad. School: | Creighton U., A.M., 1911 |
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John Wayne Delehant (1890-1972) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
Delehant was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 19, 1942, to a seat vacated by Thomas Charles Munger; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1942, and received commission on February 13. He served as chief judge from 1956 until he assumed senior status on April 30, 1957. He served until his death on April 20, 1972. Delehant was succeeded in this position by Robert Van Pelt.
Early life and education
- Creighton University, A.B., 1910
- Creighton University, A.M., 1911
- Creighton University School of Law, LL.B., 1913
Professional career
- Private practice, Beatrice, Nebraska, 1913-1942
Judicial career
District of Nebraska
Delehant was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 19, 1942, to a seat vacated by Thomas Charles Munger;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 1942, and received commission on February 13. He served as chief judge from 1956 until he assumed senior status on April 30, 1957. He served until his death on April 20, 1972. Delehant was succeeded in this position by Robert Van Pelt.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Thomas Charles Munger |
District of Nebraska 1942–1957 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Robert Van Pelt |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Laurie Smith Camp • John Gerrard • Joseph Bataillon | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Thomas Thalken • F.A. Gossett III • Cheryl Renae Zwart • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Cambridge • Arlen Beam • Elmer Scipio Dundy • William Douglas McHugh • William Henry Munger • Thomas Charles Munger • Joseph William Woodrough • James Donohoe • Thomas Shanahan • John Delehant • Robert Denney • Richard Dier • Albert Schatz • Robert Van Pelt • Richard Robinson • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Joseph Bataillon • Richard Kopf • Lyle Strom • Warren Urbom • William Cambridge • Arlen Beam • James Donohoe • John Delehant • Richard Robinson • | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
