Thomas P. Griesa
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| Thomas P. Griesa | |
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1st new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
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| Assumed office June 30, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | none |
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| Born | December 0, 1930 Kansas City, Missouri  United States |
| Profession | Judge |
| Religion | Christian Scientists[1] |
Thomas Poole Griesa (b. 1930 in Kansas City, MO) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Judge Griesa received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1952 and an LL.B. from Stanford Law School in 1958.
He was nominated to the court by Richard M. Nixon on June 15, 1972, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294, confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission on June 30, 1972. He served as chief judge from 1993 to 2000 and assumed senior status on March 13, 2000.
[edit] References
- ^ Margolick, David (August 6, 1990), “In Child Deaths, a Test for Christian Science; Faith vs. the Law; A special report.”, The New York Times: A2, ISSN 1649296, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D61030F935A3575BC0A966958260>
[edit] External links
Profile at the Federal Judicial Center
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