Neal Peters McCurn

Neal Peters McCurn (April 6, 1926 – September 7, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York from 1979 to 2014 and Chief Judge from 1988 to 1993. Education and career Born in Syracuse, New York, McCurn received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Syracuse University in 1950. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Syracuse University College of Law in 1952. He served in the United States Naval Reserve as a Cadet-Midshipman from 1944 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in Syracuse from 1952 to 1979. He was the President of the City of Syracuse Common Council in New York from 1968 to 1979. Federal judicial service