Paul John McCormick

Paul John McCormick (April 23, 1879 – December 2, 1960) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Paul John McCormick
McCormick in 1936
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office September 1, 1951 – December 2, 1960
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office 1948–1951
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Leon Rene Yankwich
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office February 11, 1924 – September 1, 1951
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Oscar A. Trippet
Succeeded by	Ernest Allen Tolin
Personal details
Born	Paul John McCormick (1879-04-23)April 23, 1879 New York City, New York
Died	December 2, 1960(1960-12-02) (aged 81)
Education	St. Ignatius College read law

Education and career

Born in New York City, New York, McCormick attended St. Ignatius College (now the University of San Francisco) and read law to enter the bar in 1900. He was in private practice in Los Angeles, California from 1900 to 1905. He was an assistant district attorney of Los Angeles County, California from 1905 to 1910, thereafter serving as a Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court until 1921, and as an Associate Justice of the District Court of Appeal of California from 1921 to 1924.

Federal judicial service

On February 7, 1924, McCormick was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California vacated by Judge Oscar A. Trippet. McCormick was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 11, 1924, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1951. He assumed senior status on September 1, 1951, serving in that capacity until his death on December 2, 1960.

Wickersham Commission

In 1929, President Herbert Hoover appointed McCormick as one of the eleven primary members of the Wickersham Commission on issues relating to law enforcement, criminal activity, police brutality, and Prohibition.

See also

• James Stuart McKnight, Los Angeles City Council member sentenced by McCormick

Sources

• Paul John McCormick at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Paul John McCormick at Courtlistener.com
• A short bio of Paul John McCormick at openjurist.org