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Edmund Port

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Edmund Port
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Years in office: 1976 - 1986

Years in office: 1964 - 1976
Education
Law
Syracuse University College of Law, 1929
Personal
Birthplace
Syracuse, NY


Edmund Port (1906-1986) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Port was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on April 30, 1964, to a seat vacated by Stephen Brennan; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1964, and received commission the next day. Port was succeeded in this position by Howard Munson. He assumed senior status on February 7, 1976, and served in that capacity until his death on March 2, 1986.[1]

Early life and education

  • Syracuse University College of Law, LL.B., 1929[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Syracuse, New York, 1929-1932
  • Hospitalized and convalescing due to tuberculosis, 1932-1934
  • Private practice, Syracuse, New York, 1934-1953
  • Attorney, District Compensation Officer, W.P.A. and C.C.C., Syracuse, New York, 1935-1938
  • Rent attorney, U.S. Office of Price Adjustment, Syracuse, New York, 1942-1943
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York, 1943-1951
  • U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1951-1953
  • Private practice, Auburn, New York, 1953-1964[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern district of New York

Port was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on April 30, 1964, to a seat vacated by Stephen Brennan; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1964, and received commission the next day. Port was succeeded in this position by Howard Munson. He assumed senior status on February 7, 1976, and served in that capacity until his death on March 2, 1986.[1]


Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Stephen Brennan
Northern District of New York
1964–1976
Succeeded by:
Howard Munson