John Biggs Jr.
Personal
Birthday:
10/6/1895
Birthplace:
Wilmington, DE
Date of Death:
4/15/1979
Place of Death:
Wilmington, DE
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
U.S. Army private, Ordnance and Tank Corps, 1917-1918
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1922-1937
Civilian aide, U.S. Secretary of War, Wilmington, Delaware, 1923-1937
Referee in bankruptcy, District of Delaware, 1924-1932
Education
Name of School:
Princeton University
Degree:
Litt.B.
Degree Year:
1918
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1922 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Court Name:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
President Nominating:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
2/16/1937
Retirement from Active Service:
10/30/1965
Termination Date:
4/15/1979
Termination Reason:
Death