John Sirica
John Sirica | |
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Sirica, c. 1973 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office October 31, 1977 – August 14, 1992 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office April 2, 1971 – March 19, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Matthew Curran |
| Succeeded by | George Luzerne Hart Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| In office March 28, 1957 – October 31, 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Henry Albert Schweinhaut |
| Succeeded by | Harold H. Greene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Joseph Sirica March 19, 1904 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 1992 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lucile Camalier (1923-1998) |
| Education | Georgetown University (LLB) |
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John Joseph Sirica (March 19, 1904 – August 14, 1992) was an American lawyer and jurist who was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 1957 to 1992. Sirica became known in the early 1970s for presiding over the federal criminal trials relating to the origins of the Watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.