John Cannella
John Matthew Cannella (1908-1996) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Cannella was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on April 4, 1963, to a seat vacated by Irving Kaufman; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1963, and received his commission on July 3rd. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1977, and served in that position until his death on October 30, 1996.[1] Cannella was succeeded in this position by Mary Lowe.
Early life and education
- Fordham College, B.S., 1930
- Fordham University School of Law, LL.B., 1933[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1935-1940
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1940-1942
- U.S. Coast Guard Executive Officer to the Intelligence Service, Third Naval District, 1942-1945
- Assistant counsel, Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, New York City, 1945
- Commissioner, New York State Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, 1945-1948
- Commissioner, New York State Department of Licenses, 1948-1949
- Associate justice, New York Court of Special Sessions, 1949-1963[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern district of New York
Cannella was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on April 4, 1963, to a seat vacated by Irving Kaufman; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 28, 1963, and received his commission on July 3rd. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1977, and served in that position until his death on October 30, 1996.[1] Cannella was succeeded in this position by Mary Lowe.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 John Cannella's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Irving Kaufman |
Southern District of New York 1963–1977 |
Succeeded by: Mary Lowe
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
