Harry Ellis Kalodner (March 28, 1896 – March 15, 1977) was a

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of the

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and previously was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Pennsylvania, Kalodner received a

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from the

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in 1917. During the

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era, he served from September 1918 to April 1919 and was a private in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Department."Index Record for Harry Kalodner (1896) Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem Death File", ''

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by Ancestry.com website''. Retrieved November 15, 2022. Enlistment Date is listed as "23 Sep 1918" and Release Date is listed as "25 Apr 1919". He was in private practice in Philadelphia from 1917 to 1935. He was a staff member for the ''

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'' from 1919 to 1925. He was financial and political editor for ''

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'' from 1928 to 1934. He was

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in 1935. He was a Judge of the

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, Pennsylvania from 1936 to 1937.

Federal judicial service

Kalodner received a

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from President

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on July 6, 1938, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on January 5, 1939. He was confirmed by the

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on March 30, 1939, and received his commission on May 4, 1939. His service terminated on September 3, 1946, due to his elevation to the Third Circuit. Kalodner was nominated by President

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on May 21, 1946, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1946, and received his commission on July 27, 1946. He served as Chief Judge from 1965 to 1966. He was a member of the

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in 1966. He assumed senior status on October 3, 1969. His service terminated on March 15, 1977, due to his death in Philadelphia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalodner, Harry Ellis 1896 births 1977 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Lawyers from Philadelphia South Philadelphia High School alumni United States court of appeals judges appointed by Harry S. Truman University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni United States Army soldiers

Education and career

Federal judicial service

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