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Robert Workman Sweet
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Robert Workman Sweet served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Apr 25, 1978. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Apr 25, 1978
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1922
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkJimmy Carter · Apr 25, 1978 – Mar 24, 2019
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1944
- Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1948
Career
U.S. Navy lieutenant junior grade, 1943-1946; Private practice, New York City, 1948-1953, 1955-1965, 1970-1978; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1955; Counsel, New York State Interdepartmental Task Force on Youth and Juvenile Delinquency, 1958; Executive assistant, Mayor John V. Lindsay, New York City, 1966; Deputy mayor, New York City, 1966-1969; Consultant, Association for a Better New York, New York City, 1970-1975; Hearing officer, New York Transit Authority, Brooklyn, New York, 1975-1977
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