Constantine Cholakis
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| Constantine Cholakis | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of New York | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 3/17/1986-6/29/1996 |
| Preceded by: | Roger Miner |
| Succeeded by: | David Hurd |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1930 |
| Bachelors: | Siena College, 1955 |
| Law School: | Albany Law School, 1958 |
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Constantine G. Cholakis (1930-1996) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Cholakis was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 7, 1986, to a seat vacated by Roger Miner; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1986, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1996, and served in that capacity until his death on December 1, 1996.[1]
Early life and education
- Siena College, B.A., 1955
- Albany Law School, J.D., 1958[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1951-1953
- Private practice, Troy, New York, 1958-1970
- Assistant district attorney, Rensselaer County, New York, 1963-1965
- Assistant public defender, Rensselaer County, New York, 1966-1967
- District attorney, Rensselaer County, New York, 1968-1974
- County judge, Rensselaer County, New York, 1974-1977
- Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Third Judicial District, 1978-1986[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of New York
Cholakis was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 7, 1986, to a seat vacated by Roger Miner; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 14, 1986, and received commission three days later. Cholakis was succeeded in this position by David Hurd. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1996, and served in that capacity until his death on December 1, 1996.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Constantine Cholakis's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Roger Miner | Northern District of New York 1986–1996 | Succeeded by: David Hurd |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Gary Sharpe • Norman Mordue • Lawrence Kahn • David Hurd • Glenn Suddaby • Mae A. D'Agostino | ||
| Senior judges |
Neal McCurn • Thomas McAvoy • Frederick Scullin • Lawrence Kahn • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David Homer • David Peebles • Randolph Treece • George Lowe • Larry Kudrle • Victor Bianchini • Andrew T. Baxter • Therese Wiley Dancks • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Roger Skinner • Alfred Conkling • Nathan Kelsey Hall • William James Wallace • Roger Miner • Rosemary Pooler • Alfred Conkling Coxe • George Washington Ray • Frank Cooper • Frederick Howard Bryant • Stephen Brennan • Constantine Cholakis • James Foley • Edward Kampf • Howard Munson • Edmund Port • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Norman Mordue • Neal McCurn • Thomas McAvoy • Frederick Scullin • Stephen Brennan • James Foley • Howard Munson • | ||
