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Michael Henry Sheridan

Pennsylvania Middle District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Born 1912 in Nanticoke, PA

Died 1976

FJC ID: 2176

Michael Henry Sheridan (July 8, 1912 – August 23, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1972–1975
  2. Private practice
    1937–1942, 1948–1961
  3. U.S. Navy
    1942–1947
  4. District of Columbia
    District of Columbia
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1947

Appointments

  1. Pennsylvania Middle District Court
    1961–1976 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)
    LL.B. · 1936
  2. Lafayette College
    B.S. · 1933