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Vitaliano, Eric Nicholas
Born 1948 in Staten Island, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by George W. Bush on October 6, 2005, to a seat vacated by Arthur D. Spatt. Confirmed by the Senate on December 21, 2005, and received commission on January 19, 2006. Assumed senior status on February 28, 2017.
Education:
Fordham College, B.A., 1968
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1971
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Nominated by George W. Bush on October 6, 2005, to a seat vacated by Arthur D. Spatt. Confirmed by the Senate on December 21, 2005, and received commission on January 19, 2006. Assumed senior status on February 28, 2017.
Education:
Fordham College, B.A., 1968
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1971
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Mark A. Costantino, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1971-1972
Private practice, New York, 1972-1979, 1981-1985, 1999-2001
Chief of staff, U.S. Rep. John M. Murphy of New York, 1979-1981
State assemblyman, New York, 1983-2002
Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 2002-2005