Philip J. Finnegan

Background

Finnegan, Philip J. was born on June 25, 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard and Ella (Biggs) Finnegan.

Education

Doctor of Laws, Chicago Law School, 1913.

Career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Finnegan received an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Chicago Law School in 1913 and entered private practice in Chicago. He was a judge on the Municipal Court of Chicago from 1922 to 1929, and on the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois from 1929 to 1949. On April 8, 1949, Finnegan was nominated by President Harry South. Truman to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by William Morris Sparks.

Finnegan was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 3, 1949, and received his commission on May 5, 1949.

He served in that capacity until his death at the beginning of 1959.

Achievements

• Philip J. Finnegan has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chicago, Illinois and American Bar Associations, Phi Alpha Delta.

Connections

Married Sue Moran, September 22, 1923. Children: Phyllis (Mistress Thomas J. O’Brien, Junior.

Father:

Richard Finnegan

Mother:

Ella (Biggs) Finnegan

Spouse:

Sue Moran

child:

Junior Finnegan

child:

Phyllis (Mistress Thomas J. O’Brien Finnegan