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| Charles Tenney | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | John F. Kennedy |
| Active: | 12/12/1963 - 1/31/1979 |
| Preceded by: | Alexander Bicks |
| Succeeded by: | John Sprizzo |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1911 |
| Bachelors: | Yale University (1933) |
| Law School: | Yale Law School (1936) |
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Charles Henry Tenney (1911-1994) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Tenney was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 22, 1963, to a seat vacated by Alexander Bicks; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 1963, and received his commission on December 12th. Tenney was succeeded in this position by John Sprizzo. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1979, and served in that position until his death on November 11, 1994.[1]
Early life and education
- Yale University, A.B., 1933
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1936[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1936-1942
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant Commander, 1942-1946
- Private practice, New York City, 1946-1955
- Commissioner, Department of Investigation, New York City, 1955-1958
- Corporation counsel, New York City, 1958-1961
- City administrator, New York City, 1961-1962
- Deputy mayor, New York City, 1962-1964[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
Tenney was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 22, 1963, to a seat vacated by Alexander Bicks; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 1963, and received his commission on December 12th. Tenney was succeeded in this position by John Sprizzo. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1979, and served in that position until his death on November 11, 1994.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Charles Tenney's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Alexander Bicks |
Southern District of New York 1963–1979 |
Succeeded by: John Sprizzo |
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
