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Charles Proctor Sifton
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Charles Proctor Sifton served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Oct 12, 1977. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Oct 12, 1977
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1935
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkJimmy Carter · Oct 12, 1977 – Nov 9, 2009
Education
- Harvard CollegeB.A., 1957
- Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1961
Career
Fulbright Scholar, Georg August University, Gottingen, Germany, 1957-1958; Private practice, New York City, 1961-1962, 1964-1966, 1969-1977; Staff counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1962-1964; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1966-1969; chief appellate attorney, 1968-1969; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1998-2001
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