Michael Sheridan
| Michael Sheridan | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | John F. Kennedy |
| Active: | 8/30/1961 - 8/23/1976 |
| Chief: | 1962 - 1976 |
| Preceded by: | New Seat |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | July 8, 1912 |
| Home State: | Nanticoke, PA |
| Deceased: | August 23, 1976 |
| Bachelors: | Lafayette College, B.S., 1933 |
| Law School: | Dickinson Law, LL.B., 1936 |
| Military service: | U.S. Navy, 1942 - 1947 |
Michael Henry Sheridan (1912-1976) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Sheridan was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 15, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 30, 1961, and received his commission that same day. He served as chief judge from 1962 until his death on August 23, 1976.
Education
- Lafayette College, B.S., 1933
- Dickinson School of Law, LL.B., 1936
Professional career
- Private practice, 1937-1942
- U.S. Navy, 1942-1947
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Washington, DC, 1947
- Private practice, 1948-1961
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Yvette Kane • Christopher Conner • John E. Jones • Malachy Mannion • Robert David Mariani • Matthew Brann | ||
| Senior judges |
Richard Caputo • James Munley • William Nealon • Richard Conaboy • Sylvia Rambo • William Caldwell • Edwin Kosik • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Thomas Blewitt • Andrew Smyser • William Arbuckle • Mildred Methvin • Martin C. Carlson • Susan E. Schwab • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Thomas Vanaskie • James McClure • Robert Wodrow Archbald • Charles Witmer • Albert Williams Johnson • Albert Leisenring Watson • Frederick Follmer • Robert Herman • John William Murphy • Michael Sheridan • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Thomas Vanaskie • William Nealon • Richard Conaboy • Sylvia Rambo • Albert Leisenring Watson • Frederick Follmer • John William Murphy • Michael Sheridan • | ||
