John M. Cannella

John Matthew Cannella
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office December 31, 1977 – October 30, 1996
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
In office July 3, 1963 – December 31, 1977
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Irving Kaufman
Succeeded by	Mary Johnson Lowe
Personal details
Born	John Matthew Cannella (1908-02-08)February 8, 1908 New York City, New York
Died	October 30, 1996(1996-10-30) (aged 88) Glen Cove, New York
Education	Fordham University (B.S.) Fordham University School of Law (LL.B.)
American football career
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Jersey City (NJ) Dickinson
College:	Fordham
Position:	Offensive lineman / Linebacker
Career history
New York Giants (1933–1934)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Matthew Cannella (February 8, 1908 – October 30, 1996) was a United States federal judge who played as an offensive lineman in the NFL for the New York Giants in the 1930s.

Born in New York, New York, Cannella received a B.S. from Fordham College in 1930 and an LL.B. from Fordham University School of Law in 1933. He played professional football for the New York Giants in 1933 and 1934. He was in private practice in New York City from 1935 to 1940 and was an assistant U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1940 to 1942. During World War II, he was a U.S. Coast Guard Executive Officer to the Intelligence Service, Third Naval District, from 1942 to 1945. He was then an assistant counsel in the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for New York City in 1945, and was a commissioner of the New York State Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity from 1945 to 1948, and of the New York State Department of Licenses from 1948 to 1949. He was an Associate justice of the New York Court of Special Sessions from 1949 to 1963.

On April 4, 1963, Cannella was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Irving R. Kaufman. Cannella was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1963, and received his commission on July 3, 1963. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1977. A resident of Douglaston, Queens, he servied in senior status until his death, in 1996, in Glen Cove, New York.

Sources

• John Matthew Cannella at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• John M. Cannella at Find a Grave