George Cheney Pratt

Judge George Cheney Pratt

Personal

Birthday:

1928

Birthplace:

Corning, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Charles W. Froessel, New York State Court of Appeals, 1953-1955
Private practice, Nassau County, New York, 1955-1976
Adjunct professor, St. John`s University School of Law, 1978-1992
Distinguished visiting professor of law, Hofstra University, 1979-1993
Faculty, Touro College School of Law, 1985-2003; adjunct professor, 1985-1993; professor of law, 1993-2003
Private practice, Uniondale, New York, 2001-

Education

Name of School:

Yale University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1950

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1953

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Gerald Ford

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/7/1976

Termination Date:

6/29/1982

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

6/21/1982

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

5/22/1993

Termination Date - Second:

1/31/1995

Termination Reason - Second:

Retirement