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Sidney Sugarman

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Sidney Sugarman
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
June 30, 1971 – August 9, 1974
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
1966–1971
Preceded bySylvester J. Ryan
Succeeded byDavid Norton Edelstein
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office
October 21, 1949 – June 30, 1971
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded bySeat established by 63 Stat. 493
Succeeded byCharles E. Stewart Jr.
Personal details
Born
Sidney Sugarman

(1904-09-04)September 4, 1904
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 9, 1974(1974-08-09) (aged 69)
Hallandale, Florida
EducationBoston University School of Law (LL.B.)

Sidney Sugarman (September 4, 1904 – August 9, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1949 to 1974 and its Chief Judge from 1966 to 1971.

Education and career

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Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Sugarman received a Bachelor of Laws from Boston University School of Law in 1925. He was in private practice in New York City, New York, from 1927 to 1946. He was counsel for the Bronx County Clerk's Office in New York from 1939 to 1946. He was special deputy comptroller for New York City from 1946 to 1949.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Sugarman received a recess appointment from President Harry S. Truman on October 21, 1949, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493. He was nominated to the same seat by President Truman on January 5, 1950. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1950, and received his commission on May 1, 1950. He served as Chief Judge from 1966 to 1971. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1968 to 1971. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1971. Sugarman served in that capacity until his death on August 9, 1974, in Hallandale, Florida.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sidney Sugarman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Sidney Sugarman, 69, Dead; Was Chief Judge of Court Here". The New York Times. 10 August 1974 – via NYTimes.com.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 63 Stat. 493
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
1949–1971
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
1966–1971
Succeeded by