[1] On March 24, 1969, Hannum was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge Francis Lund Van Dusen.
Hannum was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 5, 1969, and received his commission on May 6, 1969.
Hannum served in that capacity until his death on April 23, 2007, in Unionville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
[2] Martorano was released in October 2015 after serving over 32 years of the longest prison term ever imposed on a first-time non-violent offender in American history.
The couple lived at Brooklawn, a historic house inherited by Nancy from her stepfather, investment banker W. Plunket Stewart.