William Joseph Nealon Jr.

Judge William Joseph Nealon Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

1923

Birthplace:

Scranton, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Marine Corps first lieutenant, 1942-1945
Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1951-1960
Lecturer, University of Scranton, 1951-1959
Hearing examiner, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 1955-1959
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County [Pennsylvania], 1960-1962

Education

Name of School:

Villanova College

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1947

Name of School - Second:

Catholic University of America - School of Law

The School of Law at The Catholic University of America is committed to excellence in legal education within the profound intellectual tradition of the Church. Giving priority to the sacred dignity and uniqueness of each human person, the law school program is a standing invitation for men and women to pursue a professional calling fully informed by faith, moral inquiry and respect for the rule of law. The rigorous course of study embodies, in the words of the university's first rector, "the harmony between reason and revelation . . . [and] the genius of America."

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1950

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Middle District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/27/1963

Retirement from Active Service:

1/1/1989