Born: November 6, 1897
Washington, D.C.

Died: November 29, 1975
Washington, D.C.

Joseph Charles McGarraghy

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 10, 1954, to a seat vacated by Walter M. Bastian. Confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1954, and received commission on December 3, 1954. Assumed senior status on December 17, 1967. Service terminated on November 29, 1975, due to death.

Education:

Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center), LL.B., 1921

Artist
C.J. Fox. The portraits of Judges McGarraghy, Prettyman, Robb, Stephens, and Miller bear the signature “C.J. Fox” but may have been painted by another artist associated with the Charles J. Fox portraiture firm.

Professional Career:

U.S. Army, 1917-1920
Assistant corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1924-1925
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1925-1954
President, Washington [D.C.] Board of Trade, 1946-1947
Chairman, Greater National Capital Committee, 1947-1950
Chairman, Republican State Committee, Washington, D.C., 1949-1954
Chairman, Eisenhower-Nixon Inaugural Committee, 1953

Judges of the D.C. Circuit Courts