John Morgan Davis

John Morgan Davis (August 9, 1906 – March 8, 1984) was the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963 and later was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

John Morgan Davis
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
May 6, 1974  March 8, 1984
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
In office
January 7, 1964  May 6, 1974
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byThomas C. Egan
Succeeded byEdward N. Cahn
22nd Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
In office
January 20, 1959  January 15, 1963
GovernorDavid L. Lawrence
Preceded byRoy E. Furman
Succeeded byRaymond P. Shafer
Personal details
Born
John Morgan Davis

(1906-08-09)August 9, 1906
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 8, 1984(1984-03-08) (aged 77)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (B.S.)
University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Davis received a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Pennsylvania in 1929. He received a Bachelor of Laws from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1932. He was in private practice of law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1933 to 1952. He was a judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas from 1952 to 1958. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963, under Governor David L. Lawrence.[1]

Federal judicial service

Davis received a recess appointment from President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 7, 1964, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Thomas C. Egan. He was nominated by President Johnson to the same seat on February 3, 1964. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1964, and received his commission on March 17, 1964. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on May 6, 1974. His service was terminated on March 8, 1984, due to his death.[1]

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Roy E. Furman
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
1958
Succeeded by
Stephen McCann
Political offices
Preceded by
Roy E. Furman
Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
1959–1963
Succeeded by
Raymond P. Shafer
Legal offices
Preceded by
Thomas C. Egan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1964–1984
Succeeded by
Edward N. Cahn
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