Chief Judge Collins J. Seitz
Born June 20, 1914, in Wilmington, DE
Died October 16, 1998, in Wilmington, DE
Federal Judicial Service
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson on February 28, 1966, to a seat vacated by John Biggs, Jr.
Confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 1966, and received commission on June 9, 1966.
Served as chief judge, 1971-1984.
Assumed senior status on June 1, 1989.
Service terminated on October 16, 1998, due to death.
Other Federal Judicial Service
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, 1987-1994; presiding judge, 1987-1994
Education
University of Delaware, A.B., 1937
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1940
Professional Career
Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1940-1946
Vice chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1946-1951
Justice, Delaware Supreme Court, 1949-1951
Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1951-1966
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1971-1984
Biographical
Arlin M. Adams, Collins J. Seitz, 132 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1275 (1984). View Online
William J. Brennan, Jr., Collins Jacques Seitz, 132 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1279 (1984). View Online
William J. Brennan, Jr., The Courage of Collins Seitz, 40 Vill. L. Rev. 547 (1995). View Online
Warren E. Burger, Collins Seitz and Judicial Administration, 132 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1284 (1984). View Online
Dolores K. Sloviter, Collins J. Seitz, An Unparalleled Colleague, 16 Del. Law. 10 (Fall 1998). View Online
Oral Histories
Collins J. Seitz, Oral History Interview. Interview conducted on February 21, 1986 by William Elwood. William A. Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers Project, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 1984-1989. Videotape. View Online
Collins J. Seitz, Judge Collins J. Seitz Oral History Interview With Judge Higginbotham. Interview conducted on May 4, 1993 by Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. View Online
Collins J. Seitz, Judge Collins J. Seitz Oral History Interview with David Stivison. Interview conducted on July 14, 1993 by David Stivison. View Online