Guido Calabresi

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Guido Calbresi is a Federal Appeals Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit based in New York. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Calabresi assumed senior status on July 21, 2009. [1]

Early life and education

Born in Italy and turned American citizen, Calabresi graduated from Yale with his Bachelor's Degree in 1953 and later graduated from Oxford University's Magdalen College with his Bachelor's degree in 1955 and later graduated from Yale Law with his law degree in 1958

Legal career

Calabresi became a law clerk for former Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in the Supreme Court of the United States from 1958 to 1959 before becoming a full-fledged Professor at Yale from 1959 to 1994 and also served as the Dean of Yale from 1985 to 1994. Also, Calabresi served as Town selectman for the Town of Woodbridge, CT from 1971 to 1975.

Federal judicial career

On the recommendation of New York U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Calabresi was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 9, 1994 to a seat vacated by Thomas Meskill as Meskill assumed senior status. Calabresi was confirmed by the Senate on July 18, 1994 on a majority voice vote and received commission on July 18, 1994[2]. Calabresi assumed senior status on July 21, 2009.

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