John Thomas Curtin

Personal

Birthday: 
1921
Birthplace: 
Buffalo, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, 1942-1945
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1952-1954
Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1949-1961
U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, 1961-1967

Education

Name of School: 
Canisius College
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1946
Name of School - Second: 

University at Buffalo Law School

The University at Buffalo Law School -- the only law school in the State University of New York (SUNY) system-- draws on a long tradition of achievement and excellence. Widely recognized as the leading public law school in the Northeast, it provides the strong foundation and the cutting-edge tools law graduates need to succeed in a competitive legal marketplace. Its excellent full-time faculty draws upon a broad range of educational and work experiences. Low tuition, combined with financial aid, makes a law degree from UB accessible to students from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1949

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of New York
Court Name: 

New York Western District Court

President Nominating: 
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
12/14/1967
Retirement from Active Service: 
7/1/1989