Joseph Buffington

Judge Joseph Buffington

Personal

Birthday:

9/5/1855

Birthplace:

Kittanning, PA

Date of Death:

10/21/1947

Place of Death:

Pittsburgh, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, 1878-1892

Education

Name of School:

Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1875

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1878

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Western District Court

President Nominating:

Benjamin Harrison

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

02/23/1892

Termination Date:

9/26/1906

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit

Commission Date - Second:

12/11/1906

Termination Date - Second:

12/31/1911

Termination Reason - Second:

Abolition of Court

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

12/11/1906

Retirement from Active Service - Third:

6/1/1938

Termination Date - Third:

10/21/1947

Termination Reason - Third:

Death