charles, weiner, june, 1922, november, 2005, american, politician, judge, from, pennsylvania, served, democratic, member, pennsylvania, state, senate, district, from, 1953, 1967, united, states, district, judge, united, states, district, court, eastern, distri. Charles R Weiner June 27 1922 November 9 2005 was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1953 to 1967 and as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 2005 including as senior judge from 1988 to 2005 Charles R WeinerSenior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaIn office December 31 1988 November 9 2005Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaIn office June 14 1967 December 31 1988Appointed byLyndon B JohnsonPreceded bySeat established by 80 Stat 75Succeeded byRonald L BuckwalterDemocratic Leader of the Pennsylvania SenateIn office January 6 1959 November 30 1962Preceded byJohn Herman DentSucceeded byJohn H DevlinMember of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 7th districtIn office January 6 1953 June 28 1967Preceded byMaxwell S RosenfeldSucceeded byFreeman HankinsPersonal detailsBorn 1922 06 27 June 27 1922Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedNovember 9 2005 2005 11 09 aged 83 Doylestown Pennsylvania U S Political partyDemocraticEducationUniversity of Pennsylvania AB MA PhD Temple University LLB Contents 1 Education and career 1 1 Federal judicial service 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksEducation and career EditBorn in Philadelphia Weiner was in the United States Navy during World War II from 1941 to 1945 He thereafter received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 a Bachelor of Laws from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1949 a Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967 and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976 1 He was an assistant district attorney of Philadelphia County from 1952 to 1953 and was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 7th district from 1953 to 1967 serving as minority floor leader from 1959 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1964 and as majority floor leader from 1961 to 1962 2 During this time he maintained a private practice in Philadelphia 3 Federal judicial service Edit On May 24 1967 Weiner was nominated by President Lyndon B Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 80 Stat 75 He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 12 1967 and received his commission on June 14 1967 He was a member of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from 1978 to 1983 and a Judge of the Special Railroad Court from 1982 to 1997 He assumed senior status on December 31 1988 serving in that capacity until his death on November 9 2005 in Doylestown Pennsylvania 3 See also EditList of Jewish American juristsReferences Edit Pennsylvania State Senate Charles R Weiner Biography www legis state pa us Retrieved 1 March 2019 Cox Harold July 29 2004 Pennsylvania Senate 1967 1968 PDF Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University a b Charles R Weiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center External links EditCharles R Weiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center Legal officesPreceded bySeat established by 80 Stat 75 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania1967 1988 Succeeded byRonald L Buckwalter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles R Weiner amp oldid 1160013616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
