Eric Nicholas Vitaliano (born February 27, 1948) is an American judge and politician. He was a member of the New York State Assembly and is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Vitaliano was nominated by President George W. Bush on October 6, 2005, to a seat vacated by Arthur Spatt. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005, and received commission on January 19, 2006.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year
New York Eastern District Court · 2006–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Civil Court of the City of New YorkJudge · 2002–2005
State assemblyman · 1983–2002- Private practice · 1972–1979, 1981–1985, 1999–2001
- U.S. Rep. John M. Murphy of New YorkChief of staff · 1979–1981
Law clerk , Hon. Mark A. Costantino · 1971–1972
Appointments
- 2006–2017 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1971- Fordham CollegeB.A. · 1968