Collins Seitz
Collins Jacques Seitz (1914-1998) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and a judge on the Delaware Supreme Court.
Seitz was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on February 28, 1966, to a seat vacated by John Biggs; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 1966, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1971-1984. He assumed senior status on June 1, 1989, and served in that capacity until his death on October 16, 1998.[1]
Seitz was the 1996 recipient of the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award.
Education
- University of Delaware, A.B., 1937
- University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1940
Professional career
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1940-1946
- Vice chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1946-1951
- Justice, Supreme Court of Delaware, 1949-1951
- Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1951-1966
Awards and associations
- 1996: Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award, American Judicature Society[2]
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Biggs |
Third Circuit Court of Appeals 1966–1998 |
Succeeded by: Jane Roth
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
