Austin Leander Staley (December 30, 1902 – August 3, 1978) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
He was a deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry from 1936 to 1939.
[1] Staley was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on April 27, 1950, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by Judge John Joseph O'Connell.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1950, and received his commission on July 5, 1950.
He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1966 to 1967.