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John Thomas Elfvin

John Thomas Elfvin

New York Western District Court

Born 1917 in Montour Falls, NY

Died 2009 in Lancaster, NY

FJC ID: 698

John Thomas Elfvin (June 30, 1917 – January 6, 2009) was an American lawyer and jurist who was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York
    1972–1975
  2. Private practice, Buffalo, New York
    1951–1955, 1958–1969, 1970–1972
  3. Buffalo [New York] Common Council
    Member · 1966–1969
  4. Supreme Court of the State of New York
    Justice · 1969
  5. Erie County [New York] Board of Supervisors
    Member · 1962–1965
  6. Western District of New York
    Western District of New York
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1955–1958
  7. Private practice, New York City
    1948–1951
  8. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    Law clerk , Hon. E. Barrett Prettyman · 1947–1948
  9. Bureau of Ships
    Bureau of Ships
    U.S. Navy electrical engineer · 1943–1946

Appointments

  1. New York Western District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
    1974–2009 · Appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)
    J.D. · 1947
  2. Cornell University
    B.E.E. · 1942