Charles Tenney
Charles Henry Tenney (1911-1994) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Tenney was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 22, 1963, to a seat vacated by Alexander Bicks; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 1963, and received his commission on December 12th. Tenney was succeeded in this position by John Sprizzo. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1979, and served in that position until his death on November 11, 1994.[1]
Early life and education
- Yale University, A.B., 1933
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1936[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1936-1942
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1946
- Private practice, New York City, 1946-1955
- Commissioner, Department of Investigation, New York City, 1955-1958
- Corporation counsel, New York City, 1958-1961
- City administrator, New York City, 1961-1962
- Deputy mayor, New York City, 1962-1964[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of New York
Tenney was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 22, 1963, to a seat vacated by Alexander Bicks; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 1963, and received his commission on December 12th. Tenney was succeeded in this position by John Sprizzo. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1979, and served in that position until his death on November 11, 1994.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Tenney's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Alexander Bicks |
Southern District of New York 1963–1979 |
Succeeded by: John Sprizzo
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
