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Thomas Platt
Thomas Collier Platt, Jr. was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He first joined the court on March 8, 1974, and served on the court until his death on March 4, 2017.[1]
Education
Platt earned his B.A. and LL.B. from Yale University in 1947 and 1950, respectively.[1]
Military career
Platt served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946.[1]
Professional career
- 2001-2017: Senior judge
- 1988-1995: Chief judge
- 1974-2001: Judge
- 1958-1963: Acting police justice, Village of Lloyd Harbor, New York
- 1958-1974: Attorney for the Village of Laurel Hollow, New York
- 1956-1974: Private practice, New York City
- 1953-1956: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York
- 1950-1953: Private practice, New York City[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of New York
Platt was nominated by President Richard Nixon on January 31, 1974, to a seat vacated by George Rosling; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 1974, and he received his commission on March 8, 1974. From 1988 to 1995, he served as the chief judge. He elected to take senior status beginning on February 1, 2001, and served as a senior judge until his death on March 4, 2017. Platt was succeeded in this position by Judge Sandra Feuerstein.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Thomas Platt's biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
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| Preceded by: George Rosling |
Eastern District of New York 1974–2001 |
Succeeded by: Sandra Feuerstein
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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