Charles Haight
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Charles Sherman Haight, Jr. is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is serving on senior status. [1] He joined the court in 1976 after being nominated by President Gerald Ford.
Education
Haight graduated from Yale Bachelor's degree in 1952 and also graduated from Yale Law with his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1955[1].
Legal career
Haight began his legal career as a trial attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1955 to 1957 and also served as a private practice attorney in New York City from 1957 to 1976[1].
Federal judicial career
Haight was nominated by President Gerald Ford on March 2, 1976 to a seat vacated by Murray I. Gurfein. Haight was confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1976 and received commission on March 29, 1976. Haight later assumed senior status on September 23, 1995[1].
Notable cases
Benedetto Cipriani case
Judge Haight was the preisiding judge in the trial of Italian national Benedetto Cipriani. Cipriani was convicted of hiring three men to kill a man and his girlfriend and paying them to perform the murders. The judge on December 16, 2009, denied a request from Cipriani to serve his prison sentence in Italy[2].
External links
- Judge Haight's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- List of Article III judges of the Southern District of New York
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Haight
References
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Federal judges nominated by Gerald Ford |
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| 1974 |
Bauer • Bramwell • Cahn • Churchill • Clarke • Cook • Elfvin • Fitzgerald • Flaum • Gerry • Kirkland • Sessions • Torruella • Graafeiland |
| 1975 |
Brimmer • Brotman • Grady • Haden • Henley • Higginbotham • Kennedy • Leighton • McNagny • Meskill • O'Conor • Rogers • Shell • Siler • Stafford • Stevens • Thompson • Tjoflat • Wong |
| 1976 |
Ackerman • Anderson • Aronovitz • Broderick • Callister • Cohill • Copenhaver • Crowley • Davis • Fay • Goettel • Guy • Haight • Hall • Hill • Ingram • Manos • Munson • Poole • Pratt • Richey • Schwartz • Schwarzer • Sear • Sterling • Takasugi • Waters • Williams • Wood |
