Robert Workman Sweet
1922–2019 · Yonkers, NY
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | Judge | Jimmy Carter (Democratic) | Apr 28, 1978 | Death, Mar 24, 2019 |
Education
- Yale University, B.A., 1944
- Yale Law School, LL.B., 1948
Professional Career
U.S. Navy lieutenant junior grade, 1943-1946; Private practice, New York City, 1948-1953, 1955-1965, 1970-1978; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1955; Counsel, New York State Interdepartmental Task Force on Youth and Juvenile Delinquency, 1958; Executive assistant, Mayor John V. Lindsay, New York City, 1966; Deputy mayor, New York City, 1966-1969; Consultant, Association for a Better New York, New York City, 1970-1975; Hearing officer, New York Transit Authority, Brooklyn, New York, 1975-1977
Opinions on This Site
62 opinions from 1980 to 2015
- Employees' Retirement System v. Blanford 2015
- United States v. Romero 2014
- United States v. Pichardo 2014
- Trustees of the New City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. Integrated Structures Corp. 2014
- Dabney v. Bed Bath & Beyond 2014
- S.F. ex rel. S.E.F. v. Archer Daniels Midland Co. 2014
- United States v. Julius 2010
- Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 2010
- Loftin v. Bande 2009
- In Re Flag Telecom Holdings Securities Litigation 2009
- Runner v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 2009
- Weiss v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2009
- Weiss v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2009
- United States v. Khan 2009
- United States v. Khan 2009
- Mapp v. Holder 2009
- Mapp v. Holder 2009
- Millgard Corp. v. E.E. Cruz/Nab/Frontier-Kemper 2009
- Millgard Corp. v. E.E. Cruz/Nab/Frontier-Kemper 2009
- Tafari v. McGinnis 2009
- Tafari v. McGinnis 2009
- Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group, BV v. Lio Yag Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. 2009
- Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group, BV v. Lio Yag Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. 2009
- United States v. Borden 2009
- Brocuglio v. Proulx 2009
- Brocuglio v. Proulx 2009
- Blumatte v. Farthing 2009
- Blumatte v. Farthing 2009
- Guarino v. St. John Fisher College 2009
- Guarino v. St. John Fisher College 2009
- Decarolis v. Town of Vienna 2009
- Decarolis v. Town of Vienna 2009
- Butler v. City of Batavia 2009
- Butler v. City of Batavia 2009
- PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture v. National Broadcasting Co. 2000
- United States v. James v. Monaco, Mary E. Monaco, AKA Mary Young, David J. Monaco, Linda Demaio, and Michael Demaio, AKA Mickey 1999
- Adelaide Abankwah v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1999
- Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., Hyperlaw, Inc., Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee v. West Publishing Co. And West Publishing Corporation 1998
- Matthew Bender & Company, Inc., Hyperlaw, Inc., Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee v. West Publishing Co. West Publishing Corporation 1998
- Furlong v. Shalala 1998
- Grandon v. Merrill Lynch & Co. 1998
- Paddington Partners v. Jean-Louis Bouchard, Herbert A. Denton, Econocom Finance Nv Econocom International N v. Jeffries & Company, Inc. 1994
- United States v. Geraldo Vega 1993
- United States v. Oscar Rosa, Vincent Lopez, Ricardo Rodriguez, Hector Hernandez, and Armando Velasquez 1993
- Himes v. Shalala 1993
- Talk to Me Products, Inc. v. Larami Corp. 1993
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,275 Terry Gnazzo v. G.D. Searle & Co. 1992
- United States v. Paccione 1992
- George L. Kregos, D/B/A American Sports Wire v. The Associated Press and Sports Features Syndicate, Inc. 1991
- Mayer v. Chesapeake Insurance 1989
- Mead Data Central, Inc. v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. And Toyota Motor Corp. 1989
- Diduck v. Kaszycki & Sons Contractors, Inc. 1989
- Patrick Feeney v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation 1989
- Foster v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. 1989
- Peter M. Benjamin, Melvin H. Klipper and David Peritz v. United Merchants and Manufacturers, Inc. 1989
- Fustok v. ContiCommodity Services, Inc. 1989
- United States v. Dong Chan Kim 1989
- United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road Company and Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York 1980
- United States v. Singh 1980
- United States v. Oscar Aldemar Nunez-Rios and Miladys Nunez-Rios 1980
- Sharpe v. Harris 1980
- United States v. Jacob S. Sobotka 1980