Harry Ellis Kalodner
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Harry Ellis Kalodner was a United States federal judge.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Kalodner received an LL.B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School
in 1917 and was in the U.S. Army, JAG Corps, World War I
. He was in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1917 to 1935. He was a Staff member, Philadelphia North American from 1919 to 1925. He was a Financial and political editor, The Philadelphia Record
from 1928 to 1934. He was a Commonwealth secretary of revenue, Pennsylvania in 1935. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1937.
Kalodner was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
. Kalodner received a recess appointment
from Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 6, 1938, to a seat vacated by Albert B. Maris. Formally nominated on January 5, 1939. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on March 30, 1939, and received his commission on May 4, 1939. Kalodner served in that capacity until September 3, 1946, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Kalodner was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
. Kalodner was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
on May 21, 1946, to a seat vacated by Charles Alvin Jones
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 25, 1946, and received his commission on July 27, 1946. He served as chief judge from 1965-1966. He assumed senior status
on October 3, 1969. Kalodner served in that capacity until March 15, 1977, due to his death.
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Kalodner received an LL.B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report,...
in 1917 and was in the U.S. Army, JAG Corps, World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was in private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1917 to 1935. He was a Staff member, Philadelphia North American from 1919 to 1925. He was a Financial and political editor, The Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record was a daily newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1877 until 1947. The Record was founded in 1877 as a one-cent daily newspaper...
from 1928 to 1934. He was a Commonwealth secretary of revenue, Pennsylvania in 1935. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1937.
Kalodner was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789...
. Kalodner received a recess appointment
Recess appointment
A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the U.S. Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the Senate is in...
from Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 6, 1938, to a seat vacated by Albert B. Maris. Formally nominated on January 5, 1939. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on March 30, 1939, and received his commission on May 4, 1939. Kalodner served in that capacity until September 3, 1946, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Kalodner was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts:* District of Delaware* District of New Jersey...
. Kalodner was nominated by President Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
on May 21, 1946, to a seat vacated by Charles Alvin Jones
Charles Alvin Jones
Charles Alvin Jones was a United States federal judge and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania....
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 25, 1946, and received his commission on July 27, 1946. He served as chief judge from 1965-1966. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on October 3, 1969. Kalodner served in that capacity until March 15, 1977, due to his death.
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.