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Sirica, John Joseph

Born March 19, 1904, in Waterbury, CT
Died August 14, 1992, in Washington, DC

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on February 25, 1957, to a seat vacated by Henry A. Schweinhaut. Confirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1957, and received commission on March 28, 1957. Served as chief judge, 1971-1974. Assumed senior status on October 31, 1977. Service terminated on August 14, 1992, due to death.

Education:
Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center), LL.B., 1926

Professional Career:

Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1926-1930, 1934-1957
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1930-1934
General counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications Commission, 1944
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1971-1974

Bibliography

Guard, David William. "John Sirica and the Crisis of Watergate, 1972-1975." Ph.D. diss., Michigan State University, 1995.

Sirica, John J. To Set the Record Straight: The Break-in, the Tapes, the Conspirators, the Pardon. New York: Norton, 1979.

Manuscript Collections

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
John J. Sirica papers, 1932-1986.
49.2 linear ft. (38,000 items); finding aid; restricted; correspondence, memoranda, drafts of articles and books, speeches, notes, research material, calendars, case files, bench books, financial and legal material, family papers, printed material, and other papers relating chiefly to Sirica's career.

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