Collins J. Seitz

Collins Seitz
Presiding Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
In office
March 19, 1987  March 18, 1994
Preceded by Leon Higginbotham
Succeeded by Paul Roney
Chief Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
May 31, 1971  June 20, 1984
Preceded by William Hastie
Succeeded by Ruggero Aldisert
Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office
June 9, 1966  June 1, 1989
Appointed by Lyndon Johnson
Preceded by John Biggs
Succeeded by Jane Roth
Personal details
Born (1914-06-20)June 20, 1914
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Died October 16, 1998(1998-10-16) (aged 84)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Alma mater University of Delaware, Newark (BA)
University of Virginia (LLB)

Collins Jacques Seitz (June 20, 1914 – October 16, 1998) was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 1966 until his death in 1998.

Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Seitz graduated from the University of Delaware and later the University of Virginia Law School. He began private practice in Wilmington in 1940, continuing until being appointed vice-chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery in 1946. He served as vice-chancellor until 1951, and also concurrently served on the Supreme Court of Delaware from 1949 to 1951. He was elevated to chancellor in 1951, and remained in this position until 1966.

During his term as chancellor, Seitz presided over the Gebhart v. Belton case, which was later combined with several other cases into the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

Seitz was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by U.s. President Lyndon B. Johnson on February 28, 1966, to a seat vacated by John Biggs, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 9, 1966, and received his commission. He served as chief judge of the Third Circuit, 1971–1984 and assumed senior status on June 1, 1989. His judicial service was terminated with his death on October 16, 1998.

His daughter, Virginia A. Seitz, is a well-known attorney at the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice. Seitz's son, Collins J. "C.J." Seitz, Jr., is justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. C.J. Seitz was a founding partner at the Delaware law firm of Seitz Ross Aronstam & Moritz.[1] A brother John F. R. Seitz was a career United States Army officer who served as a colonel in World War II and retired at the grade of major general.

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Public Offices
Office Type Location Took Office Left Office notes
Vice Chancellor Judiciary Dover 1946 1951 State Chancery Court
Justice Judiciary Dover 1949 1951 State Supreme Court
Chancellor Judiciary Dover 1951 1966 State Chancery Court
Judge Judiciary Philadelphia June 9, 1966 October 16, 1998 U.S. Court of Appeals
Chief Judge Judiciary Philadelphia 1971 1984 U.S. Court of Appeals

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Legal offices
Preceded by
John Biggs
Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1966–1989
Succeeded by
Jane Roth
Preceded by
William Hastie
Chief Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1971–1984
Succeeded by
Ruggero Aldisert
Preceded by
Leon Higginbotham
Presiding Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review
1987–1994
Succeeded by
Paul Roney
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