Law Clerk Addict

Newman, Jon Ormond (2d Cir.)

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Title:

Senior Judge (Senior) (1997)

2011-12 Hiring Status:

Unknown

Chambers:

Hartford, CT

Nomination Information:

Educational Background:

President:

Jimmy Carter

Law School:

Yale University, J.D., 1956

Nominated:

1979

Other Schools:

Princeton University, A.B., 1953

Confirmed:

1979

Prior Federal Judicial Service:

Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Connecticut
Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on December 2, 1971, to a seat vacated by William H. Timbers; Confirmed by the Senate on December 11, 1971, and received commission on December 15, 1971. Service terminated on June 25, 1979, due to appointment to another judicial position.

Professional Career History:

U.S. Army Reserve, 1954-1962

Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1956-1957

Senior law clerk, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Supreme Court of the United States, 1957-1958

Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1958-1960

Special counsel to the state governor, Connecticut, 1960

Executive assistant U.S. secretary of the housing, education, and welfare, Washington, DC, 1961-1962

Administrative assistant, U.S. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Washington, DC, 1963-1964

U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1964-1969

Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1969-1971