John Berne Hannum

Judge John Berne Hannum

Personal

Birthday:

3/19/1915

Birthplace:

Chester, PA

Date of Death:

4/23/2007

Place of Death:

Unionville, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1941-1942, 1946-1949
U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 1942-1946
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1949-1968
Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1968-1969

Education

Name of School:

Dickinson School of Law - Penn State

Founded in 1834 by Judge John Reed, The Dickinson School of Law is the oldest law school in Pennsylvania and the fifth oldest in the nation. Throughout its history, the law school has trained distinguished graduates who have gone on to become leaders of the bar, of the judiciary, of government, and of business. These alumni include the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, five governors, three U.S. senators, and more than 100 federal, state and county judges and countless prominent lawyers and civic leaders.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1941

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/6/1969

Retirement from Active Service:

5/29/1984

Termination Date:

4/23/2007

Termination Reason:

Death