Thomas Collier Platt Jr.

Thomas Collier Platt Jr.
Platt in 2014
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office
February 1, 2001 – March 4, 2017
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office
1988–1995
Preceded byJack B. Weinstein
Succeeded byCharles Proctor Sifton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office
March 8, 1974 – February 1, 2001
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byGeorge Rosling
Succeeded bySandra J. Feuerstein
Personal details
BornThomas Collier Platt Jr.
(1925-05-29)May 29, 1925
DiedMarch 4, 2017(2017-03-04) (aged 91)
EducationYale University (B.A.)
Yale Law School (LL.B.)
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Thomas Collier Platt Jr. (May 29, 1925 – March 4, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 2017 and its chief judge from 1988 to 1995.