Thomas Collier Platt Jr.

Thomas Collier Platt Jr.
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. (1925-05-29)May 29, 1925 New York City, New York
Died	March 4, 2017(2017-03-04) (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.