Bruce Kauffman
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Bruce William Kauffman (b. 1934) is a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Kauffman joined the court in November 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early life and education
A New Jersey native, Kauffman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1956 with his bachelor's degree and graduated from Yale Law School in 1959 with his LL.B.
Legal career
Kaufmann clerked for State Appeals Judge Vincent Haneman in the New Jersey Superior Court from 1959 to 1960, after which he worked in private practice from 1960 to 1980 in Pennsylvania. In 1980, Kauffman was appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court by Governor Dick Thornburg, a position he filled from 1980 to 1982. Kauffman then spent 1982-1997 in private practice and he also taught at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law from 1995 to 1997.
Federal judicial career
Kauffman was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 31, 1997, to a seat vacated by James Kelly as Kelly assumed senior status. Kauffman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 8, 1997 and received his commission on November 12, 1997. Kauffman assumed senior status on February 11, 2008.
Retirement
Judge Kauffmann announced on July 14, 2009 that he will retire from his judgeship on July 20, 2009. He will join the Philadelphia based law firm of Elliott Greenleaf. [1]
Kauffman's responsibilities with the firm will be bringing in clients as well as handling a mediation practice[1].
Kauffman will also devote some time during his retirement to advocate for an independent and fairly compensated federal and state judiciary by lobbying for judicial reform[1].
