John Thomas Elfvin
Biography of John Thomas Elfvin
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Elfvin
- First Name: John
- Middle Name: Thomas
- Date of Birth: June , 30 , 1917
- Place of Birth (POB): Montour Falls , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
- Date of Death: January , 6 , 2009
- Place of Death (POD): Lancaster , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
John Thomas Elfvin Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of New York
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: Gerald Ford ( Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/09/1974
- American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
- Seat vacated by: Henderson , John O.
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/09/1974
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 12/19/1974
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/20/1974
- Commission Date: 12/21/1974
- Retirement from Active Service: 07/01/1987
- Date of Termination: 01/06/2009
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
John Thomas Elfvin in the Law School
- Name of School: Cornell University
- Degree: B.E.E.
- Law Degree Year: 1942
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)
- Degree: Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Law Degree Year: 1947
John Thomas Elfvin Career Path
Employment:
- U.S. Navy electrical engineer, Bureau of Ships, 1943-1946
- Law clerk, Hon. E. Barrett Prettyman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1947-1948
- Private practice, New York City, 1948-1951
- Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1951-1955, 1958-1969, 1970-1972
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1955-1958
- Member, Erie County [New York] Board of Supervisors, 1962-1965
- Member, Buffalo [New York] Common Council, 1966-1969
- Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1969
- U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, 1972-1975
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