John Fullam
John Patrick Fullam (b. 1921) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1966 after being nominated by President Lyndon Johnson. Fullam stepped down from the court on April 15, 2011.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Gardenville, Pennsylvania, Fullam graduated from Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1942 with his bachelor's degree and later from Harvard Law School with his Juris Doctor degree in 1948. Fullam served in the United States Navy, Naval Reserve, from 1942 to 1946.[2]
Professional career
Fullam began his legal career as a private practice attorney in Pennsylvania from 1948 to 1960 before becoming a Common Pleas Judge in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas from 1960 to 1966.[2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Fullam was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by President Lyndon Johnson on January 19, 1966, to a seat vacated by Abraham Lincoln Freedman. Fullam was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 10, 1966 and received commission on August 11, 1966. Fullam served as the Chief Judge of the Court from 1986 to 1990 before assuming senior status on April 1, 1990. He continued serving the court in that capacity until stepping down on April 15, 2011.[2]
External links
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Fullam
- Above the Law, "Musical Chairs: Judge Fullam, Benchslapped and Elderly, Is Stepping Down," March 24, 2011
- Judge Fullam Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
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| Preceded by: Abraham Freedman |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1966–1990 Seat #11 |
Succeeded by: William Yohn
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
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