Charles R. Weiner

Charles R. Weiner
Judge of the United States District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania
In office June 14, 1967 – December 31, 1988
Nominated by	Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by	Seat Created
Succeeded by	Ronald L. Buckwalter
Democratic Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate
In office January 6, 1959 – November 30, 1962
Preceded by	John Dent
Succeeded by	John Devlin
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 7th district
In office January 6, 1953 – June 28, 1967
Preceded by	Maxwell Rosenfeld
Succeeded by	Freeman Hankins
Personal details
Born	June 27, 1922 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

Charles R. Weiner (June 27, 1922 – November 9, 2005) was a United States federal judge and former member of the Pennsylvania Senate.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Weiner was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. He thereafter received an A.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1947, an LL.B. from Temple University School of Law in 1949, an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1976. He was an Assistant district attorney of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania from 1952 to 1953, and was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1953 to 1967, serving as minority floor leader from 1959 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1964, and as majority floor leader from 1961 to 1962. During this time, he maintained a private practice in Philadelphia.

On May 24, 1967, Weiner was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 12, 1967, and received his commission on June 14, 1967. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1988, serving in that capacity until his death, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

External links

• Charles R. Weiner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by new seat	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1967–1988	Succeeded by Ronald L. Buckwalter