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Eric Nicholas Vitaliano | |
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.jpg) Vitaliano in 2017 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office February 28, 2017 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office January 19, 2006 – February 28, 2017 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Arthur Spatt |
| Succeeded by | Eric R. Komitee |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 59th district | |
| In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Victor L. Robles |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Connelly |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 60th district | |
| In office January 1, 1993 – December 31, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Straniere |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Mirones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Nicholas Vitaliano February 27, 1948 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Fordham University (BA) New York University (JD) |
Eric Nicholas Vitaliano (born February 27, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Vitaliano was nominated by President George W. Bush on October 6, 2005, to a seat vacated by Arthur Spatt. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2005, and received commission on January 19, 2006.
Vitaliano suffers from glaucoma and is legally blind.[1]
- ^ Legally blind judge still running courtroom by Selim Algar, in New York Post on July 6, 2015