Thomas Collier Platt Jr. (May 29, 1925 – March 4, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 2017 and its chief judge from 1988 to 1995.
Thomas Collier Platt Jr.
New York Eastern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Born 1925 in New York, NY
Died 2017 in North Branford, CT
FJC ID: 1896
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New York City1950–1953, 1956–1974
- Laurel Hollow, New YorkVillage attorney · 1958–1974
- Lloyd Harbor, New YorkActing village police justice · 1958–1963
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1953–1956- U.S. Naval Reserve1943–1946
Appointments
- 1974–2017 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1950- Yale UniversityB.A. · 1947