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Michael Henry Sheridan

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Michael Henry Sheridan served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Aug 30, 1961.

Appointed by
John F. Kennedy
Confirmed
Aug 30, 1961
Born
1912

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of PennsylvaniaJohn F. Kennedy · Aug 30, 1961 – Aug 23, 1976

Education

  • Lafayette CollegeB.S., 1933
  • Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)LL.B., 1936

Career

Private practice, 1937-1942, 1948-1961; U.S. Navy, 1942-1947; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1947; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1972-1975

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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