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David Henry Stahl (May 29, 1920 – February 21, 1970) was a United States circuit judge of the
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.


Early life

Born in
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, Stahl received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from
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in 1942. He received a
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from
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in 1949. He was in the
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starting in 1942, achieving the rank of colonel in the reserves. He served as Attorney General of the Commonwealth of
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. He was city solicitor of
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, Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1968.


Federal judicial service

Stahl was nominated by President
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on August 2, 1968, to the
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, to a new seat created by 82 Stat. 184. He was confirmed by the
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on October 10, 1968, and received his commission on October 11, 1968. He served until his accidental death (at the age of 49) on February 21, 1970, when he was the victim of
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after pulling into the garage of his home.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stahl, David Henry 1920 births 1970 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson United States Army colonels Pennsylvania attorneys general 20th-century American lawyers University of Pittsburgh alumni University of Pittsburgh School of Law alumni Soviet emigrants to the United States United States Army reservists