Sirica

American  

[suh-rik-uh] / səˈrɪk ə /

noun

1. John J(oseph), 1904–1992, U.S. jurist: chief judge, district court for District of Columbia 1971–74; tried Watergate cases 1973–74.

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Example Sentences

District Judge John J. Sirica reduced the prison sentences of Mitchell, former White House chief of staff H.R.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2023

Two of the men indicted for the break-in to the Democratic National Headquarters went to trial before Judge John Sirica.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2023

Mr. Silbert’s strategy was criticized by members of Congress and by Judge John J. Sirica, who, overseeing the trial in U.S.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2022

Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Judge John Sirica of Watergate fame and worked often with Jackie Kennedy during her time as an editor with Doubleday and Viking.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

To this the aforesaid Gavina replied that the practice had come to be almost lawful from custom, alleging that the abbess who had been before the above-mentioned Sirica had used such dresses.

From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred