Michael Anthony Telesca

Michael Anthony Telesca
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
Assumed office
May 3, 1996
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
In office
1989–1995
Preceded by John Thomas Curtin
Succeeded by David G. Larimer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
In office
April 21, 1982 – May 3, 1996
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Harold P. Burke
Succeeded by Charles J. Siragusa
Personal details
Born Michael Anthony Telesca
1929 (age 88–89)
Rochester, New York
Education University of Rochester (B.A.)
University of Buffalo Law School (LL.B.)

Michael Anthony Telesca (born 1929) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.

Education and career

Born in Rochester, New York, Telesca received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester in 1952 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Buffalo Law School in 1955. He was a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957. He was in private practice in Rochester from 1957 to 1972. He was a judge of the Surrogate Court in Monroe County, New York from 1973 to 1982.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 11, 1982, Telesca was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of New York vacated by Judge Harold P. Burke. Telesca was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 20, 1982, and received his commission on April 21, 1982. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1995, assuming senior status on May 3, 1996. He served as a Judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from the establishment of that court in 1996 until 2015, being initially appointed and reappointed by Chief Justice William Rehnquist and subsequently being reappointed two additional times by Chief Justice John Roberts.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Michael Anthony Telesca at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Harold P. Burke		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
1982–1996		 Succeeded by
Charles J. Siragusa
Preceded by
John Thomas Curtin		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
1989–1995		 Succeeded by
David G. Larimer
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