George C. Pratt

For other people of the same name, see George Pratt (disambiguation).

George Pratt
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office June 21, 1982 – May 22, 1993
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	William Timbers
Succeeded by	Pierre Leval
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
In office May 7, 1976 – June 21, 1982
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Anthony Travia
Succeeded by	Leonard Wexler
Personal details
Born	George Cheney Pratt (1928-05-22) May 22, 1928 Corning, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Yale University

George Cheney Pratt (born May 22, 1928) is a former federal appellate judge in the United States, and in 2013 was listed as a NAFTA adjudicator.

Life and career

Pratt was born in Corning, New York. He attended Yale University as an undergraduate as well as Yale Law School. After a two-year term clerking for a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, Pratt spent two decades, from 1955 to 1976, as a lawyer in private practice in Nassau County, New York.

In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford selected Pratt to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan elevated Pratt to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Pratt took senior status on the Court of Appeals in 1993. He fully retired from judicial service in 1995.

Judge Pratt began teaching at The Touro Law Center Jacob D. Fuchsberg School of Law in Central Islip, New York where he currently is a full-time faculty member.

External links

• Professional biography from the College of Commercial Arbitrators

• George C. Pratt at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by William Timbers	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 1982–1993	Succeeded by Pierre Leval
Preceded by Anthony Travia	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1976–1982	Succeeded by Leonard Wexler