John Francis Dooling Jr.

Who was John Francis Dooling Jr.?

John Francis Dooling, Jr. was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Dooling received an A.B. from St. Francis College, Brooklyn in 1929, an LL.B. from St. John's University School of Law in 1932 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1934. He was nominated to the court by John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961. He assumed senior status on November 30, 1976. His service terminated on January 12, 1981, due to death.