Gerald A. Gleeson

Gerald Anthony Gleeson (November 8, 1901 – July 12, 1981) was an American jurist and government official who was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1940 to 1953, Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue from 1955 to 1958, and judge of the court of common pleas of Philadelphia from 1958 to 1976.

Early life Gleeson was born on November 8, 1901, in Philadelphia to Timothy and Margaret (Murphy) Gleeson. He graduated from Roman Catholic High School and the University of Pennsylvania.

Career Gleeson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1926 and entered into legal practice with Thomas D. McBride. In 1934, he became an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

When U.S. attorney James Cullen Ganey was appointed to a judgeship on the United States District Court in 1940, Gleeson was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to succeed him. On January 14, 1958, Leader appointed Gleeson to fill James C. Crumlish Sr.'s seat on the court of common pleas of Philadelphia. He remained on the bench until his retirement in 1976.