Cacheris served as assistant
corporation counsel from 1960 to 1962, in
Washington, D.C., before entering private practice in 1962. He remained in private practice in Washington, D.C., and northern
Virginia until 1971, when he became a judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia,
Fairfax Circuit Court.
Federal judicial service Cacheris was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan on October 20, 1981, to the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on November 24, 1981, and received a commission on December 1, 1981. He served as Chief Judge from 1991 to 1997. He assumed
senior status on March 30, 1998, and was succeeded by Judge
Gerald Bruce Lee. Cacheris served as a Judge of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1993 to 2000 and served as a Judge of the
Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2005 to 2016, serving as chief judge from 2006 to 2016. He retired from active service on January 26, 2018. == Death ==