Michael Henry Sheridan
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Preceded byFrederick Voris Follmer
Succeeded byWilliam Joseph Nealon Jr.
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySeat established by 75 Stat. 80
Michael Henry Sheridan | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office 1962–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Voris Follmer |
| Succeeded by | William Joseph Nealon Jr. |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office August 30, 1961 – August 23, 1976 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 75 Stat. 80 |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Henry Sheridan July 8, 1912 Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1976 (aged 64) |
| Education | Lafayette College (B.S.) Penn State Dickinson Law (LL.B.) |
Michael Henry Sheridan (July 8, 1912 – August 23, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Sheridan was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Sheridan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lafayette College in 1933. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law) in 1936. He entered private practice from 1937 to 1942. He was in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1947. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of Columbia in Washington, D.C. in 1947. He returned to private practice from 1948 to 1961.[1]