▁In ▁another ▁notable ▁case , ▁Bro der ick ▁v . ▁Rud er , ▁Pr att ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁comp lain ant ▁Catherine ▁A . ▁Bro der ick , ▁a ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁att orney , ▁finding ▁that ▁Bro der ick ▁had ▁suffered ▁from ▁per vas ive ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁at ▁the ▁SE C ' s ▁regional ▁office ▁in ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Senior ▁status ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁Pr att ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁from ▁then ▁on ▁chose ▁to ▁hear ▁only ▁civil ▁cases . ▁He ▁called ▁the ▁Federal ▁Sent encing ▁Gu idel ines ▁" atro cious " ▁and ▁believed ▁they ▁set ▁forth ▁excess ively ▁har sh ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁first - time ▁off enders . ▁Pr att ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁critic ▁of ▁mand atory ▁minimum ▁sentences ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁sent encing ▁dispar ity ▁between ▁crack ▁c oca ine ▁and ▁pow der ▁c oca ine . ▁Pr att ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Jud icial ▁Eth ics ▁of ▁the ▁Jud icial ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁court ▁until ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Che vy ▁Ch ase , ▁Maryland , ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Pr att ▁married ▁Bern ice ▁S aff ord ▁Pr att , ▁known ▁as ▁S iss y , ▁on ▁October