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Ralph C. Body
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Ralph C. Body served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Apr 2, 1962.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Apr 2, 1962
- Born
- 1903
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaJohn F. Kennedy · Apr 2, 1962 – Jun 2, 1973
Education
- Pennsylvania State UniversityA.B., 1925
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)LL.B., 1928
Career
Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1928-1960; Solicitor for recorder of deeds, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1933-1936; Home Owners' Loan Corporation, 1933-1941; Assistant county solicitor, Pennsylvania, 1936-1938; Member, Berks County [Pennsylvania] Board of Law Examiners, 1946-1960; Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Berks County [Pennsylvania], 1960-1962
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