John Morgan Davis

Judge John Morgan Davis

Personal

Birthday:

8/9/1906

Birthplace:

Shenandoah, PA

Date of Death:

3/8/1984

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1933-1952
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 1952-1958
Lieutenant governor, Pennsylvania, 1959-1963

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, September 3, 1963; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Pennsylvania

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1929

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1932

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/17/1964

Retirement from Active Service:

5/6/1974

Termination Date:

3/8/1984

Termination Reason:

Death