Con. G. Cholakis
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 and confirmed by voice vote, Con. G. Cholakis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Albany Law School in 1958. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1930–1996
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1986
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Siena College 1955 · Albany Law School 1958
- Succeeded
- Roger Jeffrey Miner
- Succeeded by
- David N. Hurd
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Northern District of New York succeeded Roger Jeffrey Miner | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Siena College | B.A. | 1955 |
| Albany Law School | J.D. | 1958 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cholakis was assigned 1,522 district-court cases (1980–1996). Median time from filing to termination: 328 days across 1,522 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Cholakis authored 38 published opinions for the court (1986–1996). Most cited: Vincent v. Shalala (63 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Vincent v. Shalala | 830 F. Supp. 126 | 63 |
| 1992 | Rubenstein v. Benedictine Hospital | 790 F. Supp. 396 | 33 |
| 1988 | State of NY v. City of Johnstown, NY | 701 F. Supp. 33 | 21 |
| 1993 | Mason Ex Rel. Mason v. Schenectady City School District | 879 F. Supp. 215 | 20 |
| 1993 | Langlois v. United States | 155 B.R. 818 | 20 |
| 1994 | Mercy Hospital of Watertown v. New York State Department of Social Services | 171 B.R. 490 | 14 |
| 1988 | McKever v. Vondollen | 681 F. Supp. 999 | 14 |
| 1987 | Fiacco v. City of Rensselaer, NY | 663 F. Supp. 743 | 14 |
| 1993 | Kohn v. Leavitt-Berner Tanning Corp. | 157 B.R. 523 | 11 |
| 1990 | Woodard v. Sanders (In Re SPI Communications & Marketing, Inc.) | 114 B.R. 14 | 10 |
| 1992 | Ahern v. State of NY | 807 F. Supp. 919 | 9 |
| 1988 | Rogers v. Consolidated Rail Corp. | 688 F. Supp. 835 | 9 |
| 1995 | In Re Friedman | 184 B.R. 890 | 8 |
| 1992 | Piccolo v. Dime Savings Bank of New York | 145 B.R. 753 | 8 |
| 1996 | Ramirez v. Coughlin | 919 F. Supp. 617 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 38 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Con. G. Cholakis?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Con. G. Cholakis to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1986.
- Was Con. G. Cholakis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Con. G. Cholakis was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Con. G. Cholakis's confirmation vote?
- Con. G. Cholakis was confirmed by voice vote on March 14, 1986. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Con. G. Cholakis on?
- Con. G. Cholakis was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).