Anthony John Travia
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office July 17, 1968 – November 30, 1974 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Matthew T. Abruzzo |
| Succeeded by | George C. Pratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony John Travia (1911-02-26)February 26, 1911 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Died | December 7, 1993(1993-12-07) (aged 82) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | St. John's University School of Law (LL.B.) |
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Anthony John Travia (February 26, 1911 – December 7, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Travia received a Bachelor of Laws from St. John's University School of Law in 1932. He was in private practice of law in New York from 1933 to 1968. He was a Member of the New York State Assembly from 1943 to 1946 and from 1948 to 1968.[1]
On November 2, 1943, he was elected as a Democrat to the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 22nd D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James A. Corcoran.[citation needed] He was re-elected in 1944, and remained in the Assembly until 1946, sitting in the 164th and 165th New York State Legislatures.[citation needed]
Travia was again a member of the State Assembly from 1949 to 1968, sitting in the 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th, 171st, 172nd, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures; and was Minority Leader from 1959 to 1964, and Speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1965 to 1968.[citation needed] He was President of the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.[citation needed]
Travia is the author of Travia Leave, Law 3107 of the NYS Education Law, which specifies that public employees who are members of a retirement system "…shall upon application be granted a retirement leave with full pay consisting of one half of their accumulated unused sick leave up to a maximum of one semester."[2]
Travia was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 25, 1968, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge Matthew T. Abruzzo. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1968, and received his commission on July 17, 1968. His service was terminated on November 30, 1974, due to his resignation.[1]
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Travia returned to the private practice of law in New York until his death.[1] He died on December 7, 1993, at the Vassar Brothers Medical CenterinPoughkeepsie, New York.[3]
In 1935, Travia married Rita A. Sorrentino and they had two sons.[3]
Anthony J. Travia Sr., a former Speaker of the New York State Assembly and a retired United States District Court judge, died on Tuesday at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He was 82.
| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Kings County, 22nd District 1944–1946 |
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly Kings County, 22nd District 1949–1965 |
Succeeded by District abolished |
| Preceded by District established |
New York State Assembly 38th District 1966–1968 |
Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly 1959–1964 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1965–1968 |
Succeeded by Moses M. Weinstein (Acting) |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1968–1974 |
Succeeded by |
