Benjamin Duniway

Benjamin Cushing Duniway

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Prior offices

United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

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Personal

Birthplace

Stanford, Calif.

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Benjamin Cushing Duniway (1907-1986) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Duniway died on August 23, 1986.

Education

• Carleton College, B.A., 1928
• Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1931
• Oxford University, B.A., 1933
• Oxford University, M.A., 1964

Professional career

• Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1933-1942
• Regional attorney, U.S. Office of Price Administration, San Francisco, California and Washington, DC, 1945-1947
• Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1947-1959
• Justice, First District Court of Appeals of California, 1959-1961

Federal judicial career

Benjamin Duniway was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit by John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961. Duniway assumed senior status on October 5, 1976. His service ended with his death on August 23, 1986.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Albert Lee Stephens, Sr.	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 1961–1986	Succeeded by: Procter Hug