Jon Newman

Jon Newman
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Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title:	Senior Judge
Position:	Seat #11
Station:	New York, NY
Service:
Appointed by:	Jimmy Carter
Active:	6/21/1979 - 7/1/1997
Chief:	1993-1997
Senior:	7/1/1997 - Present
Preceded by:	New Seat
Succeeded by:	Robert Katzmann
Past post:	District of Connecticut
Past term:	1971 - 1979
Past position:	Seat #1
Personal History
Born:	1932
Home State:	New York, NY
Bachelors:	Princeton, A.B., 1953
Law School:	Yale Law, LL.B., 1956
Military service:	U.S. Army Reserve, 1954-1962

Jon Ormond Newman (b. 1932) is a federal appeals judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit based in New York City. He joined the court in 1979 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter. At the time of appointment, Newman served on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He joined he district court in 1971 after an appointment from Richard Nixon. At the time of appointment, he was a private practice attorney in Connecticut. Newman assume senior status on July 1, 1997.

Early life and education

Newman received his Bachelor's degree from Princeton in 1953 and his Bachelor of Laws degree from Yale Law in 1956.

Military career

• U.S. Army Reserve, 1954-1962

Professional career

• 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 Health, 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

Judicial career

Second Circuit

On the unanimous recommendation of U.S. Senators Abraham Ribicoff and Lowell Riecker, Newman was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 30, 1979 to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629 which was approved by Congress. Newman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 19, 1979 on a senate vote and received commission on June 21, 1979. Newman served as the chief judge of the court from 1993 to 1997 before later assuming senior status on July 1, 1997. Newman was succeeded to the post by Jose Cabranes.

District of Connecticut

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Lowell Riecker, Newman was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1971 to a seat vacated by William Timbers as Timbers assumed senior status. Newman was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 11, 1971, and received commission on December 15, 1971. Newman left the District of Connecticut on June 25, 1979 due his appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Newman was succeeded in this position by Jose Cabranes.

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

External links

• Judge Newman's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: William Timbers	District of Connecticut 1971–1979 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Jose Cabranes
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Second Circuit 1979–present Seat #11	Succeeded by: Robert Katzmann