Background
Lynch, Charles F. was born on January 9, 1884 in Franklin Boro, New Jersey, United States. Son of Patrick H. and Margaret (Crawley) Lynch.
Lynch, Charles F. was born on January 9, 1884 in Franklin Boro, New Jersey, United States. Son of Patrick H. and Margaret (Crawley) Lynch.
Educational public schools. Studied law as clerk in offices of Michael Dunn, Paterson, New Jersey, and Pierce & Greer, New York City.
Born in Franklin, New Jersey, Lynch entered the bar by reading law in 1906, immediately entering private practice in Paterson, New Jersey. In 1913 he became a second assistant United States. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, moving up to first assistant United States. attorney the following year, and becoming the United States. Attorney for the district in 1916. He was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on June 16, 1919, to a district court seat vacated by Thomas G. Haight.
Lynch was confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1919, and received his commission the same day.
He resigned from the bench on March 31, 1925, resuming a private practice in Newark, New Jersey until his death.
Member New Jersey State, Passaic County and Essex County bar associations Knight of Columbus, Elk. Clubs: Hamilton, North Jersey, Deal Golf, Spring Lake Tennis, Democratic, Newark Athletic, Sky Top.