Thomas Collier Platt Jr. | |
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.jpg) Platt in 2014 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office February 1, 2001 – March 4, 2017 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office 1988–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jack B. Weinstein |
| Succeeded by | Charles Proctor Sifton |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office March 8, 1974 – February 1, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | George Rosling |
| Succeeded by | Sandra J. Feuerstein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Collier Platt Jr. May 29, 1925 New York City, New York |
| Died | March 4, 2017 (aged 91) North Branford, Connecticut |
| Education | Yale University (B.A.) Yale Law School (LL.B.) |
Thomas Collier Platt Jr. (May 29, 1925 – March 4, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1974 to 2017 and its chief judge from 1988 to 1995.