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John Joseph Sirica
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
John Joseph Sirica served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Mar 26, 1957.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- Mar 26, 1957
- Born
- 1904
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaDwight D. Eisenhower · Mar 26, 1957 – Aug 14, 1992
Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)LL.B., 1926
Career
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1926-1930, 1934-1957; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1930-1934; General counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications Commission, 1944; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1971-1974
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