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John Thomas Curtin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York · 1967

John Thomas Curtin , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. John Thomas Curtin (August 24, 1921 – April 14, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York from 1967 to 2017 and its Chief Judge from 1974 to 1989.

Education

  • Canisius CollegeB.S., 1946
  • University of Buffalo Law SchoolLL.B., 1949

Career

U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, 1942-1945; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1952-1954; Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1949-1961; U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, 1961-1967; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1986-1989

Biography

John Thomas Curtin (August 24, 1921 – April 14, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York from 1967 to 2017 and its Chief Judge from 1974 to 1989.

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