Gerald McLaughlin (May 11, 1893 – December 6, 1977) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, McLaughlin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Fordham University in 1914, and a

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from

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in 1917. He served in the

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during

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and thereafter was in private practice in Newark from 1919 to 1943.

Federal judicial service

McLaughlin was nominated by President

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on May 24, 1943, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on June 8, 1943, and received his commission on June 14, 1943. He assumed

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on July 15, 1968, serving in that status until his death on December 6, 1977.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McLaughlin, Gerald 1893 births 1977 deaths Lawyers from Newark, New Jersey Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt 20th-century American judges United States Army personnel of World War I Fordham University alumni Fordham University School of Law alumni