Jacob Mishler

Jacob Mishler (April 20, 1911 – January 26, 2004) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Mishler received a B.S. from University Heights College, New York University in 1931 and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1933. He was nominated to the court by Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 10, 1960, to a seat vacated by Mortimer Byers, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 2, 1960, and received his commission on July 6, 1960. He served as chief judge from 1969 to 1980 and assumed senior status on April 30, 1980. His service terminated on January 26, 2004, due to death.

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Preceded by
Mortimer W. Byers
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
1960–1980
Succeeded by
I. Leo Glasser
Preceded by
Joseph Carmine Zavatt
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
1969–1980
Succeeded by
Charles Proctor Sifton


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