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Caldwell, William W.
Born November 14, 1925, in Harrisburg, PA
Died May 19, 2019
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 19, 1982, to a seat vacated by R. Dixon Herman. Confirmed by the Senate on March 18, 1982, and received commission on March 19, 1982. Assumed senior status on May 31, 1994. Service terminated on May 19, 2019, due to death.
Education:
Dickinson College, A.B., 1948
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), LL.B., 1951
Professional Career:
Died May 19, 2019
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on February 19, 1982, to a seat vacated by R. Dixon Herman. Confirmed by the Senate on March 18, 1982, and received commission on March 19, 1982. Assumed senior status on May 31, 1994. Service terminated on May 19, 2019, due to death.
Education:
Dickinson College, A.B., 1948
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), LL.B., 1951
Professional Career:
U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1944-1945
Private practice, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1951-1970
First assistant district attorney (part-time), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1960-1962
Counsel/chairman, Pennsylvania Board of Arbitration of Claims, 1963-1970
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County [Pennsylvania], 1970-1982