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Joseph Simon Lord III

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Born 1912 in Philadelphia, PA

Died 1991 in Philadelphia, PA

FJC ID: 1419

Joseph Simon Lord III (May 21, 1912 – April 23, 1991) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
  2. Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    1936–1961
  3. U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
    1961
  4. U.S. Navy
    1942–1945

Appointments

  1. Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
    1961–1991 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania Law School
  2. University of Pennsylvania
    A.B. · 1933