Joseph Buffington
1855–1947 · Kittanning, PA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Judge | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Feb 23, 1892 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Sep 26, 1906 |
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Dec 11, 1906 | Abolition of Court, Dec 31, 1911 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Judge | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) | Dec 11, 1906 | Death, Oct 21, 1947 |
Education
- Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, A.B., 1875
- Read law, 1878
Professional Career
Private practice, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, 1878-1892; Member, Conference of Senior Circuit Judges (now Judicial Conference of the United States), 1922-1937
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 2,132 opinions from 1897 to 1941
- Du Pont v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1941
- Gilbert Spruance Co. v. Ellis-Foster Co. 1940
- Golden v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1940
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Allen 1939
- Field v. Fidelity Union Trust Co. 1939
- Johnston & Jennings Co. v. Neville Co. 1939
- Hillman Transp. Co. v. Jones 1939
- Pecora v. Modern Sanitary Dairies of Pennsylvania, Inc. 1939
- Luckenbach S. S. Co. v. Norton 1939
- Titan Metal Mfg. Co. v. National Labor Relations Board 1939
- Globe Indemnity Co. v. Cohen 1939
- Kehoe v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1939
- Hedden v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1939
- Zimmermann v. Wilson 1939
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. First Nat. Bank 1939
- Cold Metal Process Co. v. Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. 1939
- Cold Metal Process Co. v. United Engineering & Foundry Co. 1939
- In Re Winton Shirt Corporation 1939
- Ward v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. 1939
- Ward v. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. 1939
- Sierocinski v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. 1939
- United States v. Parker 1939
- Oliver v. Bell 1939
- Bodine v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1939
- United States v. Sprengel 1939
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. First Nat. Bank 1939
- Taggart v. Keim 1939
- Du Pont v. Deputy 1939
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Dana 1939
- Commissioner v. Church 1939
- Campanella v. Liebowitz 1939
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. FJ Young Corp. 1939
- Ware v. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co. 1939
- Sanford's Estate v. Commissioner 1939
- Felin v. Kyle 1939
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Kelly 1939
- Southern Phosphate Corp. v. Phosphate Recovery Corp. 1939
- Southern Phosphate Corp. v. Phosphate Recovery Corp. 1939
- Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Kelly 1939
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Brown 1939
- Procter & Gamble Co. v. J. L. Prescott Co. 1939
- McGogney v. Mutual Life Ins. 1939
- Mininsohn v. United States 1939
- W. A. Baum Co. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co. 1939
- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia v. Roulston 1939
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Rieck 1939
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Consumers Finance Service, Inc. of Pennsylvania 1938
- Hirsh, Newman, Reass & Becker v. Capital Co. 1938
- Rosenberg v. Shakeproof Lock Washer Co. 1938
- Sablowsky v. United States 1938
- Connecticut General Life Ins. v. Pierce 1938
- The Estrella 1938
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Bensel 1938
- American Surety Co. of New York v. School Dist. of Haverford Tp. 1938
- Willing v. Kapner 1938
- Lehigh Valley R. Co. of New Jersey v. Martin 1938
- In Re Pressed Steel Car Co. of New Jersey 1938
- MacLauglin v. Harr 1938
- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co. 1938
- Perkins v. United States ex rel. Malesevic 1938
- Chemical Foundation, Inc. v. General Aniline Works, Inc. 1938
- Zentz v. Buchman 1938
- Bankers Securities Corp. v. Ritz Carlton Restaurant & Hotel Co. 1938
- Union Club of Pittsburgh v. Heiner 1938
- Maty v. Grasselli Chemical Co. 1938
- Boal v. Electric Storage Battery Co. 1938
- Delaware & H. R. Corp. v. Felter 1938
- Metropolitan Edison Co. v. Commissioner of Int. Rev. 1938
- Commissioner v. W. F. Trimble & Sons 1938
- Union Stevedoring Corp. v. Norton 1938
- Electric Storage Battery Co. v. Shimadzu 1938
- Union Premier Food Stores, Inc. v. Retail Food Clerks & Managers Union, Local No. 1357 1938
- National Labor Relations Board v. Fainblatt 1938
- Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Mason 1938
- Julius Kayser & Co. v. Rosedale Knitting Co. 1938
- Ewart v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1938
- National Lock Washer Co. v. George K. Garrett Co. 1938
- Cincinnati Traction Bldg. Co. v. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 1938
- Tope v. Beal 1938
- Clark Thread Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 1938
- Herbert V. Apartments Corp. v. Mortgage Guarantee Co. 1938
- Patrick v. Rice 1938
- Madeira v. Commissioner 1938
- Reconstruction Finance Corp. v. Northern Trust Co. 1938
- Smith v. McKenna Brass Mfg. Co. 1938
- C. I. T. Corp. v. Himes 1938
- City of Philadelphia v. Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities 1938
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission v. Union Traction Co. 1938
- Heller v. Kreider 1938
- Bradford v. Commonwealth Trust Co. 1938
- Du Pont v. Commissioner 1938
- Gliwa v. United States Steel Corp. 1938
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Freund 1938
- Chipman Chemical Engineering Co. v. Reade Mfg. Co. 1938
- Umani v. Clad 1938
- Magna Products Corp. v. Broad Auto Supply Co. 1938
- Willing v. Gloucester Inv. Co. 1938
- State Line & Sullivan R. v. Phillips 1938
- O'Keefe v. Brown 1938
- Birrell v. Great Lakes Utilities Corp. 1938