Clarence Charles Newcomer
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Clarence Charles Newcomer (January 18, 1923 – August 22, 2005) was a United States federal judge
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Born in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
, Newcomer was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II
, from 1943 to 1946, and then received an A.B.
from Franklin and Marshall College in 1944 and a J.D.
from Dickinson School of Law
in 1948. He was in private practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
from 1950 to 1971. He was a Special deputy commonwealth attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1953 to 1954. He was an Assistant district attorney of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1968. He was a District attorney of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1972.
Newcomer was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
. Newcomer was nominated by President Richard Nixon
on November 17, 1971, to a seat vacated by C. William Kraft, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on November 23, 1971, and received his commission on November 30, 1971. He assumed senior status
on January 19, 1988. Newcomer served in that capacity until August 22, 2005, due to his death.
He died in Stone Harbor, New Jersey
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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 Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Mount Joy is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,765 at the 2000 census.-Name and origin:Mount Joy is often named in lists of "delightfully-named towns" in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Intercourse, Blue Ball, PenisPallooza, Amish Land, Dick-in-Hand...
, Newcomer was a U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, from 1943 to 1946, and then received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Franklin and Marshall College in 1944 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Dickinson School of Law
Dickinson School of Law
Penn State University Dickinson School of Law is the law school of The Pennsylvania State University...
in 1948. He was in private practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
from 1950 to 1971. He was a Special deputy commonwealth attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1953 to 1954. He was an Assistant district attorney of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1960 to 1968. He was a District attorney of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1972.
Newcomer 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...
. Newcomer was nominated by President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
on November 17, 1971, to a seat vacated by C. William Kraft, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on November 23, 1971, and received his commission on November 30, 1971. 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 January 19, 1988. Newcomer served in that capacity until August 22, 2005, due to his death.
He died in Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Stone Harbor, New Jersey
Stone Harbor is a borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. It shares the barrier island Seven Mile Island with its northern neighbor Avalon...
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