What is William Joseph Nealon Jr.?
'''William Joseph Nealon Jr.''' (July 31, 1923 – August 30, 2018) was an American [[jurist]]. He was born in [[Scranton, Pennsylvania]]. Nealon Jr. was [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania]]. He was the last judicial appointee from the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] administration. He was on the court from 1962 to 1989. Nealon Jr. was the [[List of United States federal judges by longevity of service|longest-serving]] current federal judge at his death. On August 28, 2018, he became the longest serving federal district judge in history, two days before his death. Nealon Jr. died in Scranton on August 30, 2018 from [[pneumonia]] at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wnep.com/2018/08/30/federal-judge-william-nealon-passed-away/|title=Federal Judge William Nealon Passed Away|date=30 August 2018|publisher=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{FJC Bio|1736|nid=1385591|name=William Joseph Nealon Jr.<!--(1923–)-->}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nealon, Jr., William Joseph}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:People from Scranton, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}