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Second Circuit

Ellsworth Alfred Van Graafeiland

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Former Born May 11, 1915, Rochester, NY Died Nov. 20, 2004 1 panel seat recorded

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Gerald FordRepublican
Seat
CA20107
Nominated
Dec. 11, 1974
Committee hearing
Dec. 19, 1974
Committee action
Reported (favorably)Dec. 19, 1974
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
Dec. 20, 1974
Commissioned
Dec. 21, 1974
ABA rating
Qualified
Senior status
May 11, 1985
Service ended
Nov. 20, 2004Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
32 Fair empl.prac.cas. 641, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,710 Henry Ingram, James Britt, William Moody, and Roy T. Floyd, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, and Frances Williams, Edward Milon, Horace Mitchell, Herbert Bruton, Jovino Garcia, Intervenors v. Madison Square Garden Center, Inc., Madison Square Garden Corporation, Allied Maintenance Corporation and Allied Public Events Service Corporation, and Local Union No. 3, Ibew, Afl-Cio, Shelly L. Anderson, James L. Perry, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Madison Square Garden Center, Inc., Madison Square Garden Corporation, Allied Maintenance Corporation, Allied Public Events Service Corporation, Local 54, Service Employees International Union, and Local Union No. 3, Ibew, Afl-Cio Decided Oct. 31, 1983 Authored

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion 32 Fair empl.prac.cas. 641, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,710 Henry Ingram, James Britt, William Moody, and Roy T. Floyd, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, and Frances Williams, Edward Milon, Horace Mitchell, Herbert Bruton, Jovino Garcia, Intervenors v. Madison Square Garden Center, Inc., Madison Square Garden Corporation, Allied Maintenance Corporation and Allied Public Events Service Corporation, and Local Union No. 3, Ibew, Afl-Cio, Shelly L. Anderson, James L. Perry, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Madison Square Garden Center, Inc., Madison Square Garden Corporation, Allied Maintenance Corporation, Allied Public Events Service Corporation, Local 54, Service Employees International Union, and Local Union No. 3, Ibew, Afl-Cio Second Circuit Oct. 31, 1983