Runyon was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on December 30, 1922, to a new seat created by 42 Stat.

837; He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1923, and received commission the same day.

Born on March 5, 1871, in Plainfield, New Jersey,[1] Runyon received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1892 from Yale University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1894 from New York Law School.

[2] Runyon was nominated by President Warren G. Harding on December 30, 1922, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat.

[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1923, and received his commission the same day.