Allan Grim
Allan Kuhn Grim (1904-1965) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Grim received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493;[1] he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received his commission on April 7th. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1961, and served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1965. Grim was succeeded in this position by Ralph Body.
Early life and education
- Swarthmore College, A.B., 1924
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1929
Professional career
- Private practice, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1929-1949
- Chairman, Berks County, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Committee, 1940-1944
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Grim received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received his commission on April 7th. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1961, and served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1965.[1] Grim was succeeded in this position by Ralph Body.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1950–1961 Seat #7 |
Succeeded by: Ralph Body
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
