George Gray (Third Circuit)

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George Gray

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

U.S. Circuit Courts for the 3rd Circuit

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United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit

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Personal

Birthplace

New Castle, Del.

George Gray

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Professional career
* 3 Footnotes

George Gray (1840-1925) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

He received a recess appointment from President William McKinley on March 29, 1899 and was nominated on December 11th. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1899, and received commission that same day. He retired on June 1, 1914.[1] Gray died on August 7, 1925.

## Education[edit]

* Harvard Law School
* Princeton University, A.B., 1859
* Read law, 1863
* Princeton University, A.M., 1863

## Professional career[edit]

* Private practice, New Castle, Delaware, 1863-1879
* State attorney general, Delaware, 1879-1885
* U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1885-1899
* Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration--the Hague, 1900-1925

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Judge Gray's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Political offices

Preceded by:
NA - new seat | Third Circuit Court of Appeals
1899-1914  | Succeeded by:
Victor Baynard Woolley

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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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Active judges|

Chief Judge: Michael Chagares • Joseph Greenaway • Patty Shwartz • Felipe Restrepo • Theodore McKee • Thomas Ambro • Kent Jordan • Thomas Hardiman • Cheryl Ann Krause • Stephanos Bibas • Peter Phipps • Paul Matey • David Porter (Third Circuit)

Senior judges|

Anthony Scirica • Walter Stapleton (federal judge) • Robert Cowen • Jane Roth • Richard Nygaard • Dolores Sloviter • Marjorie Rendell • Julio Fuentes • Brooks Smith • D. Michael Fisher •

Former judges|  Samuel Alito • Thomas Vanaskie • Marcus Wilson Acheson • Joseph Weis (Third Circuit) • Morton Greenberg • Ruggero Aldisert • Maryanne Trump Barry • Joseph Buffington • George Mifflin Dallas • Timothy Lewis (Pennsylvania) • Lee Sarokin • James Hunter • James Rosen • Michael Chertoff • Robert Wodrow Archbald • George Gray (Third Circuit) • John Bayard McPherson • William Mershon Lanning • Joseph Whitaker Thompson • John Warren Davis (Third Circuit) • Thomas Griffith Haight • Victor Baynard Woolley • William Clark (New Jersey) • Harry Kalodner • Phillip Forman • Albert Maris • John Biggs • Francis Biddle • William Francis Smith • Edward Becker • Abraham Freedman • James Ganey • Francis Van Dusen • Aloyisus Higginbotham • Carol Mansmann • Herbert Goodrich • Arlin Adams • John Gibbons (Third Circuit) • William Hastie • William Hutchinson • Charles Alvin Jones • Gerald McLaughlin • John O'Connell • Max Rosenn • Collins Seitz • David Stahl (Third Circuit) • Austin Staley •
Former Chief judges|

Anthony Scirica • Ruggero Aldisert • Dolores Sloviter • Theodore McKee • Brooks Smith • Harry Kalodner • John Biggs • Edward Becker • Aloyisus Higginbotham • John Gibbons (Third Circuit) • William Hastie • Collins Seitz • Austin Staley •

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Federal judges nominated by William McKinley

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1897|

Bradford • DeHaven • McKenna • Morrow • Purnell • Tenney

1898|

Ewart • Lowell • Meek • Thomas • Thompson • Waddill

1899|

Barnard • Clabaugh • Day • Evans • Fischer • Gray • Grosscup • Hook • Howell • Kohlsaat • McPherson •

Shelby
1900|

Boyd • De Vries • Hazel • McPherson • Severens • Trieber • Wanty

1901|

Adams • Anderson • Archbald • Cochran • Humphrey • Keller • Wing