Michael Anthony Telesca

Michael Anthony Telesca
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
In office
May 3, 1996 – March 5, 2020
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
In office
1989–1995
Preceded byJohn Thomas Curtin
Succeeded byDavid G. Larimer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
In office
April 21, 1982 – May 3, 1996
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byHarold P. Burke
Succeeded byCharles J. Siragusa
Personal details
Born(1929-11-25)November 25, 1929[1]
Rochester, New York
DiedMarch 5, 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 90)
EducationUniversity of Rochester (B.A.)
University of Buffalo Law School (LL.B.)

Michael Anthony Telesca (November 25, 1929 – March 5, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York from 1982 to 2020 and its Chief Judge from 1989 to 1995.

  1. ^ Confirmation of Federal Judges: Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session on the Selection and Confirmation of Federal Judges ... Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 1982. p. 162.