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| Sterry Waterman | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Second Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Active: | 7/13/1955 - 11/13/1970 |
| Senior: | 11/13/1970 - 2/6/1984 |
| Preceded by: | Harrie Brigham Chase |
| Succeeded by: | James Oakes |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | June 12, 1901 |
| Home State: | Taunton, MA |
| Deceased: | February 6, 1984 |
| Bachelors: | Dartmouth College, A.B., 1922 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1926 |
Contents |
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 1926-1955
- Chairman, general counsel, Vermont Unemployment Compensation Commission, 1937-1941
- Member, Vermont Uniform State Laws Commission, 1938-1958[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Waterman was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 13, 1955, to a seat vacated by Harrie Brigham Chase; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 11, 1955, and received his commission on July 13th. He assumed senior status on November 13, 1970, and served in that capacity until his death on February 6, 1984.[1] He was succeeded to this post by James Oakes.
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Harrie Brigham Chase |
Second Circuit 1955–1984 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: James Oakes |
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
