Gerald McLaughlin

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Gerald McLaughlin
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
July 15, 1968 – December 6, 1977
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
June 14, 1943 – July 15, 1968
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byWilliam Clark
Succeeded byJohn Joseph Gibbons
Personal details
Born
Gerald McLaughlin

(1893-05-11)May 11, 1893
Newark, New Jersey
DiedDecember 6, 1977(1977-12-06) (aged 84)
EducationFordham University (AB)
Fordham University School of Law (LLB)

Gerald McLaughlin (May 11, 1893 – December 6, 1977) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Education and career[]

Born in Newark, New Jersey, McLaughlin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Fordham University in 1914, and a Bachelor of Laws from Fordham University School of Law in 1917. He served in the United States Army during World War I and thereafter was in private practice in Newark from 1919 to 1943.[1]

Federal judicial service[]

McLaughlin was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 24, 1943, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Judge William Clark. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 8, 1943, and received his commission on June 14, 1943. He assumed senior status on July 15, 1968, serving in that status until his death on December 6, 1977.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
William Clark
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1943–1968
Succeeded by
John Joseph Gibbons
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