Charles Proctor Sifton
Personal
Birthday:
3/18/1935
Birthplace:
New York, NY
Date of Death:
11/9/2009
Place of Death:
Brooklyn, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Fulbright Scholar, Georg August University, Gottingen, Germany, 1957-1958
Private practice, New York City, 1961-1962, 1964-1966, 1969-1977
Staff counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1962-1964
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1966-1969; chief appellate attorney, 1968-1969
Education
Name of School:
Harvard College
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1957
Name of School - Second:
Columbia Law School
Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1961 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Court Name:
New York Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Jimmy Carter
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
10/12/1977
Retirement from Active Service:
3/18/2000
Termination Date:
11/9/2009
Termination Reason:
Death