James Cacheris

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James C. Cacheris
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office March 30, 1998 – January 26, 2018
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office 1991–1997
Preceded by	Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.
Succeeded by	Claude M. Hilton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office December 1, 1981 – March 30, 1998
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by	Gerald Bruce Lee
Personal details
Born	James Chris Cacheris (1933-03-30) March 30, 1933 (age 91) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	University of Pennsylvania (B.S.) George Washington University Law School (J.D.)

James Chris Cacheris (born March 30, 1933) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Education and career

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cacheris was educated at University of Pennsylvania where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1955. He earned a Juris Doctor in 1960 from the George Washington University Law School. Cacheris served as assistant corporation counsel from 1960 to 1962, in Washington, D.C., before entering private practice in 1962. He remained in private practice in Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia until 1971, when he became a Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia, Fairfax Circuit Court.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Cacheris was nominated by President