Charles R. Weiner (June 27, 1922 – November 9, 2005) was an American politician and judge from
Pennsylvania. He served as a
Democratic member of the
Pennsylvania State Senate
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for the
7th district from 1953 to 1967 and as a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1967 to 2005 including as senior judge from 1988 to 2005.
Education and career
Born in
Philadelphia, Weiner was in the
United States Navy during
World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He thereafter received an
Artium Baccalaureus
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degree from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1947, a
Bachelor of Laws from
Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1949, a
Master of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, and a
Doctor of Philosophy from the
University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976. He was an assistant district attorney of
Philadelphia County from 1952 to 1953, and was a member of the
Pennsylvania Senate for the
7th district from 1953 to 1967, serving as minority floor leader from 1959 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1964, and as majority floor leader from 1961 to 1962.
During this time, he maintained a private practice in Philadelphia.
Federal judicial service
On May 24, 1967, Weiner was nominated by President
Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on June 12, 1967, and received his commission on June 14, 1967. He was a member of the
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation from 1978 to 1983 and a Judge of the Special Railroad Court from 1982 to 1997. He assumed
senior status on December 31, 1988, serving in that capacity until his death on November 9, 2005, in
Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
See also
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List of Jewish American jurists
References
External links
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1922 births
2005 deaths
20th-century American judges
20th-century American politicians
United States Navy personnel of World War II
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lawyers
Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators
Politicians from Philadelphia
Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni
United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni