John Joseph Sirica

Biography of John Joseph Sirica

Family Name (Surname): Sirica
First Name: John
Middle Name: Joseph
Date of Birth: March , 19 , 1904
Place of Birth (POB): Waterbury , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
Date of Death: August , 14 , 1992
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: Dwight D. Eisenhower ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/25/1957
Seat vacated by: Schweinhaut , Henry A.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/25/1957
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 03/25/1957
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/26/1957
Commission Date: 03/28/1957
Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1971
Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1974
Retirement from Active Service: 10/31/1977
Date of Termination: 08/14/1992
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Name of School: Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)
Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
Law Degree Year: 1926

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1926-1930, 1934-1957
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1930-1934
General counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications Commission, 1944