Ben C. Duniway
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
October 5, 1976 – August 23, 1986
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
September 22, 1961 – October 5, 1976
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byAlbert Lee Stephens Sr.
Succeeded byProcter Ralph Hug Jr.
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Cushing Duniway

(1907-11-21)November 21, 1907
Stanford, California
DiedAugust 23, 1986(1986-08-23) (aged 78)
Stanford, California
EducationCarleton College (BA)
Stanford Law School (LLB)
Oxford University (BA, MA)

Benjamin Cushing Duniway (November 21, 1907 – August 23, 1986) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Education and career

Born on November 21, 1907, in Stanford, California, Duniway received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928 from Carleton College, a Bachelor of Laws in 1931 from Stanford Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in 1933 from the University of Oxford.[1] He received a Master of Arts in 1964 from the University of Oxford. He entered private practice in San Francisco, California from 1933 to 1942 and from 1947 to 1959. He was a regional attorney for the Office of Price Administration in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. from 1945 to 1947. He was a Justice of the First District of the California Court of Appeal from 1959 to 1961.[2]

Federal judicial service

Duniway was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by Judge Albert Lee Stephens Sr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961. He assumed senior status on October 5, 1976. He served as a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1986. His service terminated on August 23, 1986, due to his death in Stanford.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 224.
  2. ^ a b Benjamin Cushing Duniway at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ "Obituary". New York Times. 1986-08-29.

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Legal offices Preceded byAlbert Lee Stephens Sr. Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1961–1976 Succeeded byProcter Ralph Hug Jr.
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