William Joseph Nealon Jr.
William Joseph Nealon Jr. (July 31, 1923 – August 30, 2018) was an American jurist. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Nealon Jr. was United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He was the last judicial appointee from the Kennedy administration. He was on the court from 1962 to 1989.
Nealon Jr. was the longest-serving current federal judge at his death. On August 28, 2018, he became the longest serving federal district judge in history, two days before his death.
Nealon Jr. died in Scranton on August 30, 2018 from pneumonia at the age of 95.[1]
References
- ↑ "Federal Judge William Nealon Passed Away". 30 August 2018.
Other websites
- William Joseph Nealon Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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