James Chris Cacheris
1933–2025 · Pittsburgh, PA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | Judge | Ronald Reagan (Republican) | Dec 1, 1981 | Retirement, Jan 26, 2018 |
Education
- University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1955
- George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1960
Professional Career
Assistant corporation counsel, Washington, D.C., 1960-1962; Private practice, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia, 1962-1971; Judge, Virginia Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, 1971-1981
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1993-2000
- Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 2005-2016; chief judge, 2006-2016
Opinions on This Site
35 opinions from 1982 to 2009
- Dotson v. Pfizer, Inc. 2009
- United States v. Comstock 2009
- Altmayer-Pizzorno v. L-Soft International, Inc. 2008
- Worden v. SunTrust Banks, Inc. 2008
- United States v. Bullard 2008
- Hovis v. General Dynamics Corporation 2008
- United States Ex Rel. Sanders v. North American Bus Industries, Inc. 2008
- Lightner v. City of Wilmington, NC 2008
- Travelers Indemnity Co. of America v. Tower-Dawson, LLC 2008
- East Tennessee Natural Gas Co. v. Thomas 2008
- United States v. Jose Abelardo Amaya-Portillo 2005
- United States v. T.M. 2005
- United States v. Neville Andrew Meikle 2005
- Daly v. Gonzales 2005
- United States v. Josephine Virginia Gray, A/K/A Josephine Stribbling, A/K/A Josephine Mills 2005
- United States v. Anthony Gerald White, Sr. 2005
- Fourth Quarter Properties IV, Inc. v. City of Concord 2005
- Lori A. Safrit,plaintiff-Appellant v. Cone Mills Corporation,defendant-Appellee 2001
- United States v. Kingsley Obi, A/K/A Obi Kingsley 2001
- Claudia Lown v. Continental Casualty Company 2001
- Hammond v. Apfel, Commissioner 2001
- McWirther v. TeleCheck Services, Inc. 2001
- Westmoreland Coal Co. v. United States Department of Labor 2001
- Riley v. Buckner 2001
- United States v. Howard S. Culver 1992
- Berneda R. O'Shea v. Commercial Credit Corporation 1991
- United States v. Paul Luskin 1991
- United States v. Michael P. Knott 1991
- Dashiell v. Montgomery County 1991
- Nicholas B. Meaige, Jr. v. Hartley Marine Corporation, and Midland Enterprises, Incorporated 1991
- Sexton ex rel. Sexton v. Bell Helmets, Inc. 1991
- Weiner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc. 1991
- Richardson v. Town of Eastover 1991
- David Michael Amburgey v. Consolidation Coal Company, a Foreign Corporation Local Union 6193, United Mine Workers of America 1991
- Pope v. City of Hickory 1982