Sidney Sugarman
Sidney Sugarman (1904-1974) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sugarman received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on April 28, 1950, and received commission on May 1st. He served as chief judge from 1966-1971. Sugarman was succeeded in this position by Charles Stewart. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1971, and served in that capacity until his death on August 9, 1974.[1]
Early life and education
- Boston University School of Law, LL.B., 1925[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1927-1946
- Counsel, Bronx County Clerk's Office, New York, 1939-1946
- Special deputy comptroller, New York City, 1946-1949[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
Sugarman received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate on April 28, 1950, and received commission on May 1st. He served as chief judge from 1966-1971. Sugarman was succeeded in this position by Charles Stewart. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1971, and served in that capacity until his death on August 9, 1974.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sidney Sugarman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA |
Southern District of New York 1950–1971 |
Succeeded by: Charles Stewart
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
