Owen McIntosh Burns

Judge Owen McIntosh Burns

Personal

Birthday:

9/6/1892

Birthplace:

Danville, IL

Date of Death:

10/26/1952

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army captain, Infantry, World War I
Private practice, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1921-1947
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1947-1949

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, October 15, 1949; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Illinois

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1916

Name of School - Second:

University of Illinois College of Law

Established more than a century ago, the College shares the world-class reputation of the University of Illinois. One of 16 colleges, schools, and institutes on the University's flagship Urbana-Champaign campus, the law school is consistently ranked among the nation's top 10 public law schools and a peer of the nation's private elite. You'll find the College of Law to be a unique blend of tradition and innovation, attributes you might expect from a college sharing space with the birthplace of the light-emitting diode and the first graphical Web browser.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1921

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Western District Court

President Nominating:

Harry S Truman

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/9/1950

Termination Date:

10/26/1952

Termination Reason:

Death