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Chief Judge Seitz

Chief Judge Collins J. Seitz

CJ 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

 

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