Allan Grim

Allan Grim

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Personal

Birthplace

Kutztown, Pa.

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Allan Kuhn Grim (1904-1965) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Grim received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received his commission on April 7th. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1961, and served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1965. Grim was succeeded in this position by Ralph Body.

Early life and education

• Swarthmore College, A.B., 1924
• Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1929

Professional career

• Private practice, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1929-1949
• Chairman, Berks County, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Committee, 1940-1944

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Grim received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received his commission on April 7th. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1961, and served in that capacity until his death on December 7, 1965. Grim was succeeded in this position by Ralph Body.

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1950–1961 Seat #7	Succeeded by: Ralph Body