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Milton Pollack

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Milton Pollack
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Years in office: 1983 - 2004

Years in office: 1967 - 1983
Education
Bachelor's
Columbia University, 1927
Law
Columbia Law School, 1929
Personal
Birthplace
New York, NY


Milton Pollack (1906-2004) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Pollack was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated by Wilfred Feinberg; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission that same day. Pollack was succeeded in this position by Peter Leisure. He assumed senior status on September 29, 1983, and served in that capacity until his death on August 13, 2004.

Pollack was the 1994 recipient of the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award.[1]

Early life and education

  • Columbia University, B.A., 1927
  • Columbia Law School, J.D., 1929[1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, New York City, 1929-1967[1]

Awards and associations

  • 1994: Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award, American Judicature Society[2]

Judicial career

Southern district of New York

Pollack was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated by Wilfred Feinberg; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission that same day. Pollack was succeeded in this position by Peter Leisure. He assumed senior status on September 29, 1983, and served in that capacity until his death on August 13, 2004.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Wilfred Feinberg
Southern District of New York
1967–1983
Succeeded by:
Peter Leisure