George Cheney Pratt (born May 22, 1928) is a former
United States circuit judge
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of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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and in 2013 was listed as a
NAFTA adjudicator.
[https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Default.aspx?tabid=96&language=en-US]
Education and career
Pratt was born in
Corning,
New York. He received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
Yale University
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in 1950. He received a
Juris Doctor from
Yale Law School
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in 1953. He was a
law clerk for Judge
Charles W. Froessel of the
New York State Court of Appeals
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from 1953 to 1955. He was in private practice of law in
Nassau County, New York from 1955 to 1976. He was an adjunct professor at
St. John's University School of Law from 1978 to 1992. He was a distinguished visiting professor of law at
Hofstra University from 1979 to 1993. He was an adjunct professor at
Touro Law Center
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from 1985 to 1993. He was a Professor of Law at Touro Law Center from 1993 to 2003.
Federal judicial service
Pratt was nominated by President
Gerald Ford on April 13, 1976, to a seat on the
vacated by Judge
Anthony J. Travia. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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The composition and pow ...
on May 6, 1976, and received commission on May 7, 1976. His service was terminated on June 29, 1982, due to elevation to the Second Circuit.
Pratt was a federal judge on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. The court has appellate ju ...
. Pratt was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan on April 26, 1982, to a seat on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. The court has appellate ju ...
vacated by Judge
William H. Timbers. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 18, 1982, and received commission on June 21, 1982. He assumed
senior status
Senior status is a form of semi- retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at leas ...
on May 22, 1993. His service was terminated on January 31, 1995, due to retirement.
Post judicial service
Since 2001, Pratt has engaged in the private practice of law in
Uniondale, New York. Since 2013, he has served as a
NAFTA adjudicator.
References
External links
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Professional biography from the College of Commercial Arbitrators
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1928 births
Living people
Hofstra University faculty
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
New York (state) lawyers
People from Corning, New York
People from Central Islip, New York
St. John's University (New York City) faculty
Touro College faculty
United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
Yale Law School alumni
20th-century American judges