Charles Proctor Sifton

Biography of Charles Proctor Sifton

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Sifton
• First Name: Charles
• Middle Name: Proctor
• Date of Birth: March , 18 , 1935
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: November , 9 , 2009
• Place of Death (POD): Brooklyn , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Charles Proctor Sifton Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/16/1977
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Dooling, Jr. , John F.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/07/1977
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 10/11/1977
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 10/12/1977
• Commission Date: 10/12/1977
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1995
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 2000
• Retirement from Active Service: 03/18/2000
• Date of Termination: 11/09/2009
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Charles Proctor Sifton in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1957

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Columbia Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1961

Charles Proctor Sifton Career Path

Employment:

• Fulbright Scholar, Georg August University, Gottingen, Germany, 1957-1958
• Private practice, New York City, 1961-1962, 1964-1966, 1969-1977
• Staff counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1962-1964
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1966-1969; chief appellate attorney, 1968-1969

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