John Sirica Autographs
John Joseph Sirica (March 19, 1904 – August 14, 1992) was an American lawyer and jurist who was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 1957 to 1992. Sirica became known in the early 1970s for presiding over the federal criminal trials relating to the origins of the Watergate scandal, which eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
Sirica was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, to Ferdinando (Fred) Sirica, an immigrant from Italy, and Rose (Zinno) Sirica, whose parents were from Italy. Between 1910 and 1918, the Sirica family lived in various cities across the United States, while Fred worked as a barber and made several unsuccessful attempts at running small businesses. The family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1918, where John attended Emerson Preparatory School and eventually transferred to Columbia Preparatory School. In 1922, Fred was running a two-lane bowling alley and poolhall, which was raided by the police for violation of the Prohibition-era Volstead Act when liquor was found in the restroom. Fred was arrested, but the charges were dropped. He soon sold the business and moved away.\nMeanwhile, John went directly from high school to law school, which was possible in the District of Columbia at the time, and, after two false starts, entered Georgetown Law and received a Bachelor of Laws in 1926.
Sirica fought as a boxer in Washington and Miami in the 1920s and 1930s. He was torn between a career as a boxer and the career in law that he followed after earning a law degree and passing the bar. Boxing champion Jack Dempsey became a close friend. Sirica was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1926 to 1930. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1930 to 1934, and returned to private practice from 1934 to 1957. He also served as general counsel to the House Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications Commission in 1944; his appointment was opposed by the two Republican members of the committee. Sirica resigned in protest over how the committee dealt with the WMCA radio scandal that year and re-entered private practice. In 1947, he joined the law firm of Hogan and Hartson in Washington, D.C. (now called Hogan Lovells).
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Traded items with a signature of John Sirica
The most expensive item with a signature of John Sirica (SIGNED 1st Edition 1979 To Set the Record Straight Judge John Sirica Watergate) was sold in May 2025 for $164.00 while the cheapest item (WATERGATE JUDGE JOHN SIRICA SIGNED CARD & NICE PRINT) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2010. The month with the most items sold (4) was February 2008 with an average selling price of $11.50 for an autographed item of John Sirica. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2025 with $150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was December 2018. In average, an autographed item from John Sirica is worth $18.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Sirica were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1973 JUDGE JOHN SIRICA WATERGATE Autographed Hand signed Letter COA | $20.50 |  |
| John Sirica DC US District Judge Watergate Scandal Signed Autograph Quote | $59.99 | |
| John Sirica Watergate Judge Autographed Signed Letter AMCo COA 30791 | $45.98 | |
| John Sirica Watergate Judge Autographed Signed Letter AMCo COA 30792 | $45.98 | |
| JOHN SIRICA WATERGATE TRIAL DISTRICT JUDGE- Signed First Day Cover | $95.00 | |
| John Sirica, Watergate judge, signed note | $15.99 | |
| Nixon Watergate Scandal Judge John Sirica signed / autographed TIME photocard! | $13.99 | |
| Nixon Watergate Scandal Judge John Sirica signed / autographed TIME photocard! | $13.99 | |
| Nixon Watergate Scandal Judge John Sirica signed/autographed TIME photocard!* | $11.99 | |
| Nixon Watergate Scandal Judge John Sirica signed/autographed TIME photocard!* | $11.99 | |
| SIGNED FDC BY THE LATE JOHN SIRICA WATERGATE TRIAL DISTRICT JUDGE | $35.00 | |
| SIGNED FDC BY THE LATE JOHN SIRICA WATERGATE TRIAL DISTRICT JUDGE | $55.00 | |
| SIGNED FDC BY THE LATE JOHN SIRICA WATERGATE TRIAL DISTRICT JUDGE | $85.00 | |
| SIGNED FDC BY THE LATE JOHN SIRICA WATERGATE TRIAL DISTRICT JUDGE | $150.00 | |
| Vintage Autograph - John Sirica - Nixon Watergate Judge - Deceased | $20.00 | |
