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John Fullam
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Title:   Former Judge
Position:   Seat #11
Service:
Appointed by:   Lyndon Johnson
Active:   8/11/1966 - 4/1/1990
Chief:   1986 - 1990
Senior:   4/1/1990 - 4/15/2011
Preceded by:   Abraham Freedman
Succeeded by:   William Yohn
Past post:   Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
Past term:   1960 - 1966
Personal History
Born:   1921
Home State:   Gardenville, PA
Bachelors:   Villanova U., B.S., 1942
Law School:   Harvard Law, J.D., 1948
Military service:   U.S. Navy Reserve, 1942-1946

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John Patrick Fullam (b. 1921) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1966 after being nominated by President Lyndon Johnson. Fullam stepped down from the court on April 15, 2011. [1]

Early life and education

Born in Gardenville, Pennsylvania, Fullam graduated from Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1942 with his Bachelor's Degree and later from Harvard Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1948. Fullam served in the United States Navy, Naval Reserve, from 1942 to 1946.[2]

Professional career

Fullam began his legal career as a private practice attorney in Pennsylvania from 1948 to 1960 before becoming a Common Pleas Judge in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas from 1960 to 1966.[2]

Judicial career

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Fullam was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Lyndon Johnson on January 19, 1966, to a seat vacated by Abraham Lincoln Freedman. Fullam was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 10, 1966 and received commission on August 11, 1966. Fullam served as the Chief Judge of the Court from 1986 to 1990 before assuming senior status on April 1, 1990. He continued serving the court in that capacity until stepping down on April 15, 2011. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer, "Judge who presided over Abscam cases to step down", March 23, 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Fullam Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Abraham Freedman 		Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1966–1990
Seat #11 		Succeeded by:
William Yohn


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