Pat Mehaffy
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Pat Mehaffy was a United States federal judge
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Born in Little Rock, Arkansas
, Mehaffy received an LL.B. from the University of Arkansas School of Law
in 1927. He was in private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas
from 1929 to 1930. He was an Assistant state attorney general
of Arkansas from 1929 to 1933. He was a Chief deputy prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1934 to 1938. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1939 to 1940. He was in private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas
from 1940 to 1963.
Mehaffy was a federal judge
on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
. Mehaffy was nominated by President John F. Kennedy
on June 24, 1963, to a seat vacated by Joseph William Woodrough
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on July 15, 1963, and received his commission on July 16, 1963. He served as chief judge from 1973-1974. He assumed senior status
on August 31, 1974. Mehaffy served in that capacity until January 31, 1981, due to his death.
He died in Little Rock, Arkansas
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, Mehaffy received an LL.B. from the University of Arkansas School of Law
University of Arkansas School of Law
The University of Arkansas School of Law is the law school of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a state university. It has around 445 students enrolled in its Juris Doctor and Master of Law programs and is home to the federally-funded National Agricultural Law Center and the...
in 1927. He was in private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
from 1929 to 1930. He was an Assistant state attorney general
Attorney General
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of Arkansas from 1929 to 1933. He was a Chief deputy prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1934 to 1938. He was a Prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1939 to 1940. He was in private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
from 1940 to 1963.
Mehaffy was a federal judge
Federal judge
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on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Arkansas* Western District of Arkansas...
. Mehaffy was nominated by President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
on June 24, 1963, to a seat vacated by Joseph William Woodrough
Joseph William Woodrough
Joseph William Woodrough was a United States federal judge, and was one of the longest-lived and longest-serving judges in the history of the United States judiciary....
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on July 15, 1963, and received his commission on July 16, 1963. He served as chief judge from 1973-1974. He assumed senior status
Senior status
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on August 31, 1974. Mehaffy served in that capacity until January 31, 1981, due to his death.
He died in Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
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