Austin Leander Staley

Austin Leander Staley
Austin Leander Staley
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
	In office; December 31, 1967 – August 3, 1978
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
	In office; 1966–1967
Preceded by	Harry Ellis Kalodner
Succeeded by	William H. Hastie
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
	In office; July 5, 1950 – December 31, 1967
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	John Joseph O'Connell
Succeeded by	Ruggero J. Aldisert
Personal details
Born	Austin Leander Staley; December 30, 1902; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	August 3, 1978 (aged 75)
Education	Duquesne University School of Law (LL.B.)

Austin Leander Staley (December 30, 1902 – August 3, 1978) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Education and career

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Staley received a Bachelor of Laws from Duquesne University School of Law in 1928. He was in private practice in Pittsburgh from 1928 to 1950. He was an assistant city solicitor in Pittsburgh in 1934. He was a deputy attorney general of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1934 to 1935. He was Director of the State Workmen's Compensation Bureau from 1935 to 1936. He was a deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry from 1936 to 1939.[1]

Federal judicial service

Staley was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on April 27, 1950, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Judge John Joseph O`Connell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1950, and received his commission on July 5, 1950. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1966 to 1967. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1967. His service terminated on August 3, 1978, due to his death.[1]

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References

Austin Leander Staley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Austin Leander Staley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by John Joseph O'Connell	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1950–1967	Succeeded by Ruggero J. Aldisert
Preceded by Harry Ellis Kalodner	Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 1966–1967	Succeeded by William H. Hastie

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[auto-1] Austin Leander Staley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.