Walter Bruchhausen

Walter Bruchhausen (b. May 29, 1892, Brooklyn, NY, d. October 11, 1976) a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Bruchhausen received an LL.B. from the New York University School of Law in 1912. He was nominated to the court by Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 18, 1953, to a seat vacated by Harold M. Kennedy, confirmed by the Senate on May 7, 1953, and received his commission on May 8, 1953. He served as chief judge from 1959 to 1962. He assumed senior status on May 20, 1967 and his service terminated on October 11, 1976, due to death.