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Collins Jacques Seitz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
Collins Jacques Seitz , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Collins Jacques Seitz (June 20, 1914 – October 16, 1998) was an American judge and lawyer from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1966 to 1998, and was its chief judge from 1971 to 1984. He also served as the presiding judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review from 1987 to 1994.
Education
- University of DelawareA.B., 1937
- University of Virginia School of LawLL.B., 1940
Career
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1940-1946; Vice chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1946-1951; Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, 1949-1951; Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1951-1966; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1971-1984
Biography
Collins Jacques Seitz (June 20, 1914 – October 16, 1998) was an American judge and lawyer from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1966 to 1998, and was its chief judge from 1971 to 1984. He also served as the presiding judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review from 1987 to 1994.
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