Albert Leisenring Watson

Judge Albert Leisenring Watson

Personal

Birthday:

12/6/1876

Birthplace:

Montrose, PA

Date of Death:

12/20/1960

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1903-1925
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County [Pennsylvania], 1926-1928

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, June 8, 1929; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Amherst College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1901

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1903

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Middle District Court

President Nominating:

Herbert Hoover

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/17/1929

Retirement from Active Service:

5/31/1955

Termination Date:

12/20/1960

Termination Reason:

Death