Elfvin, John Thomas Born June 30, 1917, in Montour Falls, NY Died January 6, 2009, in Lancaster, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Nominated by Gerald Ford on December 9, 1974, to a seat vacated by John O. Henderson. Confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1974, and received commission on December 21, 1974. Assumed senior status on July 1, 1987. Service terminated on January 6, 2009, due to death. Education: Cornell University, B.E.E., 1942 Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center), J.D., 1947 Professional Career: U.S. Navy electrical engineer, Bureau of Ships, 1943-1946 Law clerk, Hon. E. Barrett Prettyman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1947-1948 Private practice, New York City, 1948-1951 Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1951-1955, 1958-1969, 1970-1972 Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1955-1958 Member, Erie County [New York] Board of Supervisors, 1962-1965 Member, Buffalo [New York] Common Council, 1966-1969 Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1969 U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, 1972-1975 Portraits