Wesley E. Brown
Wesley E. Brown | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| In office September 1, 1979 – January 23, 2012 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Frank Gordon Theis |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas | |
| In office April 4, 1962 – September 1, 1979 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Delmas Carl Hill |
| Succeeded by | Patrick F. Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wesley Ernest Brown June 22, 1907 Hutchinson, Kansas |
| Died | January 23, 2012 (aged 104) Wichita, Kansas |
| Education | Kansas City School of Law (LLB) |
Wesley Ernest Brown (June 22, 1907 – January 23, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. At his death at age 104, he was the oldest person to serve as a federal judge in the history of the United States, actively hearing cases until approximately one month before his death.