Francis Lund Van Dusen

Biography of Francis Lund Van Dusen

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Van Dusen
• First Name: Francis
• Middle Name: Lund
• Date of Birth: May , 16 , 1912
• Place of Birth (POB): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Date of Death: May , 26 , 1993
• Place of Death (POD): Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Francis Lund Van Dusen Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 05/20/1955
• Seat vacated by: Bard , Guy K.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 05/20/1955
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/28/1955
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/29/1955
• Commission Date: 08/01/1955
• Date of Termination: 06/26/1967
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Francis Lund Van Dusen

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/16/1967
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Ganey , James Cullen
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/16/1967
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 06/12/1967
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/12/1967
• Commission Date: 06/12/1967
• Retirement from Active Service: 05/16/1977
• Date of Termination: 05/26/1993
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Francis Lund Van Dusen in the Law School

• Name of School: Princeton University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1934

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1937

Francis Lund Van Dusen Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1937-1941, 1945-1955
• Attorney, Office of Administrator of Export Control, 1941
• Senior attorney, Office of Production Management, 1941-1942
• Senior attorney, War Production Board, 1942
• U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, 1942-1945
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, March 29, 1954; no Senate vote

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