Walter Bruchhausen
| Walter Bruchhausen | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Eastern District of New York | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 5/8/1953 - 5/20/1967 |
| Chief: | 1959 - 1962 |
| Senior: | 5/20/1967 - 10/11/1976 |
| Preceded by: | Harold Kennedy |
| Succeeded by: | Orrin Judd |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | May 29, 1892 |
| Home State: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Deceased: | October 11, 1976 |
| Law School: | New York U. of Law, LL.B., 1912 |
| Military service: | U.S. Military, World War I |
Contents |
Early life and education
- New York University School of Law, LL.B., 1912[1]
Military service
- U.S. Military, World War I[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1919-1953
- Member, New York State Judicial Council, 1950-1953[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of New York
Bruchhausen was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on April 18, 1953, to a seat vacated by Harold Kennedy; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 7, 1953, and received his commission on May 8th. He served as chief judge from 1959-1962. He assumed senior status on May 20, 1967, in which capacity he served until his death on October 11, 1976.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Orrin Judd.
See also
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Harold Kennedy |
Eastern District of New York 1953–1967 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Orrin Judd |
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
