Ralph C. Body

Judge Ralph C. Body

Personal

Birthday:

2/18/1903

Birthplace:

Yellow House, PA

Date of Death:

6/2/1973

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

Pennsylvania State University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1925

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1928

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/4/1962

Retirement from Active Service:

5/30/1972

Termination Date:

6/2/1973

Termination Reason:

Death