Walter Bruchhausen

Walter Bruchhausen
Walter Bruchhausen
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; May 20, 1967 – October 11, 1976
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; 1959–1962
Preceded by	Mortimer W. Byers
Succeeded by	Joseph Carmine Zavatt
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
	In office; May 8, 1953 – May 20, 1967
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Harold Maurice Kennedy
Succeeded by	Orrin Grimmell Judd
Personal details
Born	Walter Bruchhausen; May 29, 1892; Brooklyn, New York
Died	October 11, 1976 (aged 84)
Education	New York University School of Law (LL.B.)

Walter Bruchhausen (May 29, 1892 – October 11, 1976) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bruchhausen received a Bachelor of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1912, and then entered the United States Military, serving in World War I. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1919 to 1953, and was also a member of the New York State Judicial Council from 1950 to 1953.[1]

Bruchhausen was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 18, 1953, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Harold Maurice Kennedy. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 7, 1953, and received his commission the next day. He served as Chief Judge from 1959 to 1962. He assumed senior status on May 20, 1967, and died on October 11, 1976.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Harold Maurice Kennedy	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1953–1967	Succeeded by Orrin Grimmell Judd
Preceded by Mortimer W. Byers	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1959–1962	Succeeded by Joseph Carmine Zavatt

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