Charles Brieant
| Charles Rbieant | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #13 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 7/29/1971 - 5/31/2007 |
| Preceded by: | John McGohey |
| Succeeded by: | Paul Gardephe |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1923 |
| Bachelors: | Columbia University (1947) |
| Law School: | Columbia Law School (1949) |
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Charles L. Brieant Jr. (1923-2008) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Brieant was nominated by President Richard Nixon on June 24, 1971, to a seat vacated by John McGohey; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1971, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1986-1993. Brieant was succeeded in this position by Paul Gardephe. He assumed senior status on May 31, 2007, and served in that capacity until his death on July 20, 2008.[1]
Early life and education
- Columbia University, B.A., 1947
- Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1949[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army Air Corps, 1943-1946
- Private practice, White Plains, New York, 1949-1971
- Water commissioner, Ossining, New York, 1948-1951
- Town justice, Ossining, New York, 1952-1958
- Village attorney, Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1958-1959
- Special assistant district attorney, Westchester County, New York, 1958-1959
- Town supervisor, Ossining, New York, 1960-1963
- Assistant counsel, New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Fire Insurance, 1968
- New York state legislator for Westchester County, 1970-1971[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
Brieant was nominated by President Richard Nixon on June 24, 1971, to a seat vacated by John McGohey; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1971, and received commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1986-1993. Brienat was succeeded in this position by Paul Gardephe. He assumed senior status on May 31, 2007, and served in that capacity until his death on July 20, 2008.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Brieant's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John McGohey |
Southern District of New York 1971–2007 |
Succeeded by: Paul Gardephe |
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
