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Knapp was nominated by President Richard Nixon on June 15, 1972, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Walter R. Mansfield. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission on June 30, 1972.
Jun 15, 2004 · In 1993, Judge Knapp joined with Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the Eastern District, based in Brooklyn, in declaring that they no longer would preside over drug trials, a decision that already...
1. Whitman Knapp was appointed chairman of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption and the City's Anti-Corruption Procedures by Mayor John V. Lindsay in 1970. In 1972 he was appointed as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Judge Knapp is currently senior district judge
Whitman Knapp, a federal judge, came on board to replace a departing member, and he became the group's chairman. It soon became known as the Knapp Commission. The Knapp Commission took testimony from numerous police officers and civilians and discovered that there was systematic corruption throughout the force.
On June 15, 1972, Whitman Knapp, Chairman of the Knapp Commission, was nominated as a federal judge for the Southern District of New York by President Richard M. Nixon. Recommendations. The commission issued its preliminary report on August 15, 1972, and issued its final report on December 27, 1972.
Mar 27, 1991 · The commission soon became known by the name of its chairman, lawyer Whitman Knapp, now a federal judge. Although the commission was largely successful, it faced extraordinary obstacles.
Jun 16, 2004 · New York Judge Whitman Knapp, 95, a judge who worked to eliminate corruption in New York City's police department before beginning a 30-year career on the federal bench, died June 14 at a...
