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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