Background
Druffel, John Henry was born on February 6, 1886 in Cincinnati. Son of Henry B. and Mary (McGinley) Druffel.
Druffel, John Henry was born on February 6, 1886 in Cincinnati. Son of Henry B. and Mary (McGinley) Druffel.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1912, and practiced in Cincinnati. Vice mayor, member Council, Cincinnati, 1929-1932. Judge Court Common Pleas, Hamilton County, O., 1933-1937.
United States district judge, Southern District of O., since 1937.
He was in private practice in Cincinnati from 1912 to 1932. He was Vice Mayor and a member the Cincinnati City Council from 1929 to 1932. He was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County, Ohio from 1933 to 1937.
On September 22, 1937, Druffel received a recess appointment from Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio created by 50 Statistics
805. Formally nominated on November 16, 1937, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1937, and received his commission on December 14, 1937. He assumed senior status on September 30, 1961, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1967.
Club: Hyde Park Golf and Country.
Married Loretta Barrett, June 16, 1909. Children: John Henry, Jane (Schlachter), Marjorie (Murphy), James Barrett.