John Patrick Hartigan

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John Patrick Hartigan
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Current Court Information:
First Circuit
Title:	Former Judge
Position:	Seat #3
Service:
Appointed by:	Harry Truman
Active:	1/3/1951 - 3/31/1965
Senior:	3/31/1965 - 8/10/1968
Preceded by:	John Christopher Mahoney
Succeeded by:	Frank Coffin
Past post:	District of Rhode Island
Past term:	1940 - 1951
Past position:	Seat #1
Personal History
Born:	December 29, 1887
Home State:	Providence, RI
Deceased:	August 10, 1968
Undergraduate:	Brown U., A.B., 1910
Law School:	Columbia U., LL.B., 1913
Grad. School:	Columbia U., A.M., 1913
Military service:	Army, 1917-1918

John Patrick Hartigan (1887-1968) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. He joined the First Circuit in 1951 after an appointment by Harry Truman. He joined the District of Rhode Island in 1940 after an appointment from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the time of appointment he was the Rhode Island Attorney General. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1965, and served in that position until his death on August 10, 1968.

Early life and education

• Harvard University
• Brown University, A.B., 1910
• Columbia University, A.M., 1913
• Columbia University, LL.B., 1913

Military service

Hartigan served in the U.S. Army from 1917-1918.

Professional career

• Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1912-1933
• Assistant state attorney general, Rhode Island, 1923-1924
• State attorney general, Rhode Island, 1933-1939

Judicial career

First Circuit

On December 21, 1950, Hartigan was nominated by Harry Truman to a seat on the First Circuit Court of Appeals vacated by John Christopher Mahoney; he was confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 1951, and received commission on January 3rd. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1965, and served in that position until his death on August 10, 1968. His position was filled by Frank Coffin.

District of Rhode Island

Hartigan was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on January 11, 1940, to a seat on the Rhode Island District Court vacated by John Christopher Mahoney; he was confirmed by the Senate on February 1, 1940, and received commission on February 12. He served the District of Rhode Island until January 13, 1951. His position was filled by Edward Leahy.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: John Christopher Mahoney	District of Rhode Island 1940–1951 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Edward Leahy
Preceded by: John Christopher Mahoney	First Circuit 1951–1965 Seat #3	Succeeded by: Frank Coffin