George Clinton Sweeney
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George Clinton Sweeney (July 23, 1895 – November 5, 1966) was a United States federal judge.
Sweeney was born in Gardner, Massachusetts. He received a LL.B. from Georgetown University Law School in 1922. He was in the United States Army Sergeant from 1917 to 1918. He was in private practice of law in Gardner, Massachusetts from 1924 to 1935. He was a Mayor, Gardner, Massachusetts from 1931 to 1933. He was an Assistant attorney general of the U.S. from 1933 to 1935.
Sweeney was a federal judge to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Sweeney was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 20, 1935, to a seat vacated by James A. Lowell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 21, 1935, and received commission on August 24, 1935. Served as chief judge, 1948-1965. Assumed senior status on September 30, 1966. Sweeney's service was terminated on November 5, 1966, due to death.
External links
- George Clinton Sweeney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.