Lee Parsons Gagliardi

Lee Parsons Gagliardi (July 17, 1918 – October 30, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Education and career
Born in Larchmont, New York, Gagliardi received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Williams College in 1941. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Columbia Law School in 1947. He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant from 1942 to 1945. He was an assistant to the general attorney of the New York Central Railroad Company from 1948 to 1955. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1955 to 1972. He was Chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners in Mamaroneck, New York from 1970 to 1972.

Federal judicial service
Gagliardi was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1971, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 11, 1971, and received his commission on December 15, 1971. He assumed senior status on July 17, 1985. His service was terminated on October 30, 1998, due to his death in Manchester, Vermont.

Watergate - Mitchell-Stans Trial
On September 11th, 1973, Judge Lee P. Gagliardi of U.S. District Court in New York City agreed to postpone for at least a month the trial of former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans on charges arising from the Vesco case. An appeals court had urged the postponement in order to give the defense more time to prepare its case. The trial had been scheduled to begin Sept. 11.