Austin Leander Staley

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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 byHarry Ellis Kalodner
Succeeded byWilliam H. Hastie
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
July 5, 1950 – December 31, 1967
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byJohn Joseph O'Connell
Succeeded byRuggero J. Aldisert
Personal details
Born
Austin Leander Staley

(1902-12-30)December 30, 1902
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 3, 1978(1978-08-03) (aged 75)
EducationDuquesne University School of Law (LLB)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1950–1967
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1966–1967
Succeeded by