John Biggs Jr.
1895–1979 · Wilmington, DE
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Judge | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Feb 16, 1937 | Death, Apr 15, 1979 |
Education
- Princeton University, Litt.B., 1918
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1922
Professional Career
U.S. Army private, Ordnance and Tank Corps, 1917-1918; Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1922-1937; Civilian aide, U.S. Secretary of War, Wilmington, Delaware, 1923-1937; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, 1939-1948, and Judicial Conference of the United States, 1948-1965
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Referee in Bankruptcy, District of Delaware, 1924-1932
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 2,010 opinions from 1937 to 1979
- United States v. Lester Genser and Lawrence Forman 1979
- Edward J. Rich v. United States Lines, Inc. 1979
- United States v. Lester Genser and Lawrence Forman 1978
- Drexel v. Union Prescription Centers, Inc. 1978
- United States v. Anthony Gallagher, United States of America v. John J. McCarthy United States of America v. Allison Fredenburgh 1978
- Hobbs & Company, Inc. v. American Investors Management, Inc. And Harry M. Weenig 1978
- Fred G. Schaaf v. David Matthews, as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1978
- Anthony Gober v. David Matthews, as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare 1978
- Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission 1978
- United States of America Ex Rel. Joseph Marzeno v. Louis Gengler, Warden, Federal House of Detention 1978
- Eduardo Von Pervieux and Guistina Boschetti De Von Pervieux v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1978
- James F. Pastore v. Taiyo Gyogyo, K.K. v. Lavino Shipping Co. And City of Philadelphia 1978
- Harry Daniel HICKS, Appellant, v. ABT ASSOCIATES, INC., Appellee 1978
- Rosemarie Denicola v. G. C. Murphy Company, Appellee-Cross and General Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers, Local Union 249, Appellant-Cross 1977
- Glus v. G. C. Murphy Co. 1977
- Leroy Thompson v. Parole Supervisor Burke, Pennsylvania Parole Board Member Jefferson, and Parole Agent Strickler 1977
- Carlsberg Resources Corp. v. Cambria Savings & Loan Ass'n 1977
- G. H. McShane Company, Incorporated, a Corporation v. Warren A. McFadden an Individual 1977
- Helstoski v. Goldstein 1977
- United States v. Eugene Baynes, A/K/A Bo Appeal of Russell Barnes 1977
- Milton Marant v. Farrell Lines, Inc. 1977
- Wilson v. Sharon Steel Corp. 1977
- United States of America Ex Rel. James Ellis Foye v. State of New Jersey and Ronald Groomes, Superintendent New Jersey State Prison 1977
- Gannet v. First National State Bank 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bernard Gloekler North East Co. 1976
- Bart J. Dougherty v. Harper's Magazine Company 1976
- Giuseppe Giambanco v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1976
- Nacirema Operating Co. v. Benefits Review Board 1976
- Thelma Greiner v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengeselleschaft and Volkswagen of America, Inc. 1976
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor 1976
- Suburban Transit Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, United Transportation Union, Lodge 1589, Intervenor 1976
- Ethel Hazo v. Margaret E. Geltz 1976
- Lowenstein v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. 1976
- United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, the Dow Chemical Company, Intervenor 1976
- Julio Cisternas-Estay and Doris Cisternas-Estay v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1976
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State College 1976
- Local 13, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Afl-Cio v. General Electric Company 1976
- Norma Andalis Bagamasbad v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1976
- Joao Pedro Porfirio Ribeiro v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1976
- Loi Leung v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1976
- Raymond Crilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and United Transportation Union, Local 1594 1976
- United States v. Franklin Studivant 1976
- Stateside Machinery Co. v. Alperin 1975
- Controlled Sanitation Corp. v. District 128 of the International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers 1975
- John T. Dunlop, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. The State of New Jersey 1975
- National Labor Relations Board v. Beck Engraving Co., Inc. 1975
- Foam & Plastics Division v. General Drivers & Helpers Local Union 401 1975
- Kathleen E. Daburlos v. Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey and the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York 1975
- Jack Burton Tunnell v. Doris Wiley and Richard Sprague, First Asst. District Attorney 1975
- United States of America Ex Rel. Theodore Geisler v. Gilbert A. Walters, Superintendent, Western Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1975
- United States v. Stanley Radowitz 1974
- United States v. Alvin E. Young, Appeal of Robert Green 1974
- Zurzola v. General Motors Corp. 1974
- Cromaglass Corporation, Williamsport, Pa. (A Pennsylvania Corporation) v. Carl Ferm 1974
- Siata International U.S.A., Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America 1974
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State College 1974
- Jurinko v. Edwin L. Wiegand Co. 1974
- United States v. Harris 1974
- United States v. Delmar Roy Burrell A/K/A Del 1974
- Charles E. Chaudoin v. Clarence E. Atkinson, Jr 1974
- R. Glen FENSTERMACHER, Appellant, v. PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL BANK and Carson Investment Company 1974
- Tomalewski v. State Farm Life Insurance 1974
- Scooper Dooper, Inc. v. Kraftco Corp. 1974
- Ondrey E. Gaspar, a Minor by Frank S. Gaspar v. M. Rafik Kassm v. Dennis L. Smetzer, Third-Party-Defendant 1974
- United States v. Michael August Polizzi 1974
- United States of America Ex Rel. Robert B. J. Mulvaney v. John Rush, Warden of the Essex County Penitentiary 1973
- United States v. Bernard Jerry, and Edgar Saunders 1973
- Francis Shunk Brown 3rd Esq. Trustee in Bankruptcy for I. J. Knight Realty Corp. v. Presbyterian Ministers Fund, a Pennsylvania Corporation 1973
- Miles v. Ryan 1973
- Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc. 1973
- Frank Soyka v. Noah L. Alldredge, Warden of the United States Northeast Penitentiary 1973
- Wood v. Zapata Corp. 1973
- C. Merritt Winsby v. John Oster Manufacturing Co. And Gimbel Brothers, Inc 1973
- Tyminski v. United States 1973
- Michael F. Eleey v. Thomas M. Volatile, Commanding Officer, and Secretary of Defense 1973
- Bethlehem Mines Corporation, a West Virginia Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America 1973
- Jurinko v. Edwin L. Wiegand Co. 1973
- Braden v. University of Pittsburgh 1973
- United States v. Matthew Metz Appeal of James Davenport 1973
- Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. v. Kleindienst 1973
- National Labor Relations Board v. David F. Irvin and James B. McKelvy Partners, D/B/A the Irvin-Mckelvy Company 1973
- Lawrence Rothblum v. Board of Trustees of the College of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey Appeal of Lawrence Rothblum 1973
- Bolender v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance 1973
- United States v. Russell Hines 1973
- United States v. Dennis Eugene Tinney 1973
- Joseph Fischer v. Hon. William T. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey 1973
- Blue Bird Food Products Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company 1973
- Vernon G. Frey v. Security Insurance Company of Hartford, Successor by Merger to the New Amsterdam Casualty Company, a Corporation (Amended-2/24/70) 1973
- United States v. Paul Phillip Strauss 1973
- United States of America Ex Rel. David Tyrrell v. Fred Speaker, Former Atty. General of Pa. 1973
- Hugh R. Conway v. United States 1972
- United States v. Leta Moore 1972
- Robert Virgil Yarnal, C-7764 v. Joseph R. Brierley 1972
- United States v. Douglas Watson Heavlow 1972
- Estate of Saul Krampf, Deceased, Ida Krampf v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1972
- United States v. Roger Edwin Berg 1972
- Meyer Mittleman and Paula Mittleman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1972
- United States v. Gordon Vincent Eastman and Anthony Hueston A/K/A Tony Heston, A/K/A Tony Dejest. Nos. 71-1643, 71-1644 1972
- United States v. Richard Joseph Beedle A/K/A Richard Bedle 1972
- United States v. Andrew John Shomock 1972