Lee Parsons Gagliardi
Lee Parsons Gagliardi | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office July 17, 1985 – October 30, 1998 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office December 15, 1971 – July 17, 1985 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Seat established by 84 Stat. 294 |
Succeeded by | Richard J. Daronco |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Parsons Gagliardi July 17, 1918 Larchmont, New York |
Died | October 30, 1998 Manchester, Vermont | (aged 80)
Education | Williams College (A.B.) Columbia Law School (LL.B.) |
Lee Parsons Gagliardi (July 17, 1918 – October 30, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
Gagliardi was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1971, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 11, 1971, and received his commission on December 15, 1971. He assumed senior status on July 17, 1985. His service was terminated on October 30, 1998, due to his death in Manchester, Vermont.[1]
Watergate - Mitchell-Stans Trial
On September 11th, 1973, Judge Lee P. Gagliardi of U.S. District Court in New York City agreed to postpone for at least a month the trial of former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans on charges arising from the Vesco case. An appeals court had urged the postponement in order to give the defense more time to prepare its case. The trial had been scheduled to begin Sept. 11.[2]
References
Sources
- Lee Parsons Gagliardi at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.