Sylvester Ryan
Sylvester J. Ryan (1896-1981) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Ryan received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on November 1, 1947, to a seat vacated by Francis Caffey; he was nominated on November 24, 1947, confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission December 20th. He served as chief judge from 1959-1966. Ryan was succeeded in this position by Henry Werker. He assumed senior status on January 3, 1973, and served in that capacity until his death on April 10, 1981.[1]
Early life and education
- City College of New York
- Fordham University School of Law, LL.B., 1917[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1918-1924
- Chief assistant and acting district attorney, Bronx County, New York, 1924-1947[1]
Judicial career
Southern district of New York
Ryan received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on November 1, 1947, to a seat vacated by Francis Caffey; he was nominated on November 24, 1947, confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission December 20th. He served as chief judge from 1959-1966. Ryan was succeeded in this position by Henry Werker. He assumed senior status on January 3, 1973, and served in that capacity until his death on April 10, 1981.[1]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sylvester Ryan's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Francis Caffey |
Southern District of New York 1947–1973 |
Succeeded by: Henry Werker
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
