Michael Henry Sheridan

American judge (1912–1976)

Michael Henry Sheridan (July 8, 1912 – August 23, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania .

Education and career

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Sheridan was born in Nanticoke , Pennsylvania , Sheridan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lafayette College in 1933. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law ) in 1936. He entered private practice from 1937 to 1942. He was in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1947. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. in 1947. He returned to private practice from 1948 to 1961.

Federal judicial service

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Sheridan was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 15, 1961, to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania , to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 30, 1961, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1962 to 1976. and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1972 to 1975. His service was terminated on August 23, 1976, due to his death at his residence at the Westmoreland Club in Wilkes-Barre , Pennsylvania.

References

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 [Michael Henry Sheridan](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387756)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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1. ↑ "Judge Michael H. Sheridan; On Bench in Pennsylvania" . _The New York Times _. Associated Press . August 24, 1976.

Sources

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• Michael Henry Sheridan at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

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