# Oldest sitting federal judge?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-sitting-federal-judge/343311>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 6, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-sitting-federal-judge/343311 "2006-02-06T23:02:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![StewieGriffin420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@StewieGriffin420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StewieGriffin420)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-sitting-federal-judge/343311/1 "2006-02-06T23:02:49Z")

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Who is the oldest judge and how old are they?

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-sitting-federal-judge/343311/2 "2006-02-06T23:43:31Z")

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Senior Judge Max Rosenn of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is a pretty good bet for oldest senior judge at age 95.

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**Author:** ![Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-sitting-federal-judge/343311/3 "2006-02-07T01:06:04Z")

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Senior Judge Wesley E. Brown, Federal District Court of Kansas, was born in 1907. I don’t know what month.