Joseph Buffington

Joseph Buffington (September 5, 1855 – October 21, 1947) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

This article is about the Pennsylvania federal judge. For the Pennsylvania Congressman and state court judge, see Joseph Buffington (congressman).
Joseph Buffington
Joseph Buffington (1901)
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
June 1, 1938 – October 21, 1947
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
September 25, 1906 – June 1, 1938
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byMarcus W. Acheson
Succeeded byFrancis Biddle
Judge of the United States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit
In office
September 25, 1906 – December 31, 1911
Appointed byTheodore Roosevelt
Preceded byMarcus W. Acheson
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
In office
February 23, 1892 – September 26, 1906
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byJames Hay Reed
Succeeded byNathaniel Ewing
Personal details
Born
Joseph Buffington

(1855-09-05)September 5, 1855
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 21, 1947(1947-10-21) (aged 92)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EducationTrinity College (AB)
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