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Sylvester J. Ryan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York · 1947
Sylvester J. Ryan , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Sylvester J. Ryan (September 10, 1896 – April 10, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1947 to 1981 and its Chief Judge from 1959 to 1966.
Education
- City College of New York
- Fordham University School of LawLL.B., 1917
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1918-1924; Chief assistant and acting district attorney, Bronx County, New York, 1924-1947; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1959-1968
Biography
Sylvester J. Ryan (September 10, 1896 – April 10, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1947 to 1981 and its Chief Judge from 1959 to 1966.
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