John Joseph Sirica (March 19, 1904 – August 14, 1992) was the Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, where he became famous for his role as the chief judge presiding over the Watergate scandal. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year) is an annual issue of the United States Newsmagazine Time that features and profiles Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's He rose to national prominence during the Watergate scandal when he demanded that President Richard Nixon turn over his recordings of White House conversations. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
Sirica's involvement in the case began when he presided over the trial of the Watergate burglars. He did not believe the claim that they had acted alone, and persuaded or coerced them to implicate the men who had arranged the break-in. For his role in Watergate the judge was named TIME magazine's Man of the Year in 1973. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year) is an annual issue of the United States Newsmagazine Time that features and profiles Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.
John Sirica was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Ferdinand and Rose Zinno Sirica, both of whom were Italian immigrants. He moved to D. C. in 1918, where he attended Emerson Preparatory School and eventually transferred to Columbia Preparatory School. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Emerson Preparatory School (also known as Emerson Prep is a small private High school in Northwest Washington DC, founded in 1852 as the Emerson Institute [1] Sirica received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center after doing undergraduate work at Duke University. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Georgetown University Law Center ( Georgetown Law) is Georgetown University 's Law school, located in Washington D Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. [1] He was a Republican and was appointed to the Court in 1957 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general
Sirica had a largely undistinguished career before Watergate. Author Joseph Goulden wrote a book about federal judges called The Benchwarmers and mentioned that many lawyers appearing in Sirica's courtroom thought little of him or his abilities as a judge. Many complained about his short temper and careless legal errors. He was nicknamed "Maximum John" for giving defendants the maximum sentence guidelines allowed.
He retired in 1986 and died in 1992, aged 88. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
Sirica published his account of the Watergate affair in 1979 under the title To Set the Record Straight. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
References
- ^ John Sirica Obituary. Retrieved on February 1, 2007.
External links
- Washington Post biography
- Time Magazine 1973 Person of the Year Biography [2]
- Watergate trial sketches, with Judge Sirica
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