Michael Anthony Telesca

Michael Anthony Telesca
Michael Anthony Telesca
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 3, 1996
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
	In office; 1989–1995
Preceded by	John Thomas Curtin
Succeeded by	David G. Larimer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
	In office; April 21, 1982 – May 3, 1996
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Harold P. Burke
Succeeded by	Charles J. Siragusa
Personal details
Born	Michael Anthony Telesca; 1929 (age 94–95); Rochester, New York
Education	University of Rochester (B.A.); University of Buffalo Law School (LL.B.)

Michael Anthony Telesca (born 1929) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Rochester, New York, Telesca received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester in 1952 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1955. He was a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957. He was in private practice in Rochester from 1957 to 1972. He was a judge of the Surrogate Court in Monroe County, New York from 1973 to 1982.^[1]

On March 11, 1982, Telesca was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York vacated by Judge Harold P. Burke. Telesca was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 20, 1982, and received his commission on April 21, 1982. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1995, assuming senior status on May 3, 1996. He served as a Judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from the establishment of that court in 1996 until 2015, being initially appointed and reappointed by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and subsequently being reappointed two additional times by Chief Justice John Roberts.^[1]

Legal offices
Preceded by Harold P. Burke	Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York 1982–1996	Succeeded by Charles J. Siragusa
Preceded by John Thomas Curtin	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York 1989–1995	Succeeded by David G. Larimer

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