Federal judiciary
Charles Proctor Sifton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Jimmy CarterDemocratic president
- Seat
- NYED0702
- Nominated
- Aug. 16, 1977
- Committee hearing
- Oct. 6, 1977
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Oct. 11, 1977
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Oct. 12, 1977
- Commissioned
- Oct. 12, 1977
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 1995until Jan. 1, 2000
- Senior status
- March 18, 2000
- Service ended
- Nov. 9, 2009Death
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Recent judicial activity
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- No recorded activity.
Cases
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Judicial writings
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