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John Bayard McPherson (November 5, 1846 – January 20, 1919) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.


Education and career

Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, McPherson attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), receiving an
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degree in 1866 and an
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degree in 1869. He
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in 1870. He was in private practice in Harrisburg beginning in 1870. From 1874 to 1877 he was
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of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and from 1882 to 1899 served as a state court judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Harrisburg. Beginning in 1890, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania.


Federal judicial service

McPherson was nominated by President William McKinley on February 28, 1899, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge William Butler. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1899, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 8, 1912, due to his elevation to the Third Circuit. McPherson was nominated by President William Howard Taft on March 16, 1912, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Judge
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. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 1912, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 20, 1919, due to his death in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


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