U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals / Appointed 1952 / Served to 1957
William Purrington Cole
Associate Judge, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Appointed by President Harry S Truman in 1952 and confirmed by voice vote, William Purrington Cole was an Associate Judge on the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. He previously served on the U.S. Customs Court. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Harry S Truman, 1952
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Maryland Agricultural College (now of Maryland) 1910
- Succeeded
- Joseph Raymond Jackson
- Succeeded by
- Isaac Jack Martin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | U.S. Customs Court · succeeded George Stewart Brown | Roosevelt (D) | voice |
| 1952 | U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · succeeded Joseph Raymond Jackson | Truman (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland) | B.S.C.E. | 1910 |
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: Giles S. Rich, author. Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution (Washington, DC), publisher. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
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5 years on the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).