Joseph Greenaway
| Joseph Greenaway | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Station: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Approval vote: | 84-0 |
| Active: | 2/9/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Samuel Alito |
| Past post: | District of New Jersey |
| Past term: | 1996-2010 |
| Past position: | Seat #6 |
| Personal History | |
| Home State: | England |
| Bachelors: | Columbia '78 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law '81 |
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Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated to the court by President Barack Obama on June 19, 2009 and confirmed by the Senate on February 9, 2010. [1]
Early life and education
Born in England, later turned US Citizen, Greenaway graduated with his Bachelor's Degree from Columbia College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1978 and graduated from Harvard Law School with his juris doctorate Degree in 1981. [2]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1981-1982
- Law clerk, Hon. Vincent Broderick, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983
- Private practice, New York City, 1983-1985
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1985-1989
- Chief of narcotics, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, 1989-1990
- Private practice with Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1990-1996 [2][1]
New Jersey Law Journal survey
In 2008 the New Jersey Law Journal performed a survey rating magistrates and district judges. The scale was from 1 - 10; Greenaway's overall score was 8.05 out of a district-wide average of 8.19. His broken down scores were as follows:
- Lack of bias as to race, gender and party identity, 9.17
- Courteous and respectful treatment of litigants and lawyers, 8.94
- Fostering settlements skillfully, 7.64
- Moving proceedings and making decisions promptly, 6.90 [1]
Judicial career
District of New Jersey
On the unanimous recommendation of New Jersey U.S. Senators Bill Bradley and Frank Lautenberg, Greenaway was nominated by President Bill Clinton to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on November 27, 1995 to a seat vacated by John Gerry. Greenaway was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 16, 1996 on a Senate vote and received commission on July 26, 1996. [2]
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
On the recommendation of U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, Greenaway was nominated by Barack Obama on June 19, 2009 to a seat vacated by Samuel Alito which has been vacant since Alito's elevation to the Supreme Court of the United States in 2005. [3]
In regard to the nomination President Obama stated: "Judge Greenaway and Judge Martin have distinguished themselves as first-rate jurists with unflagging integrity and evenhandedness. I am grateful for their service to the states of New Jersey and Georgia and look forward to adding their considerable wisdom and experience to the Third and Eleventh Circuit Courts". [4]
Lautenberg, who is the senior U.S. Senator for New Jersey, praised Greewnaway's nomination stating: "Judge Greenaway has the integrity, knowledge, expertise and judgment to protect New Jerseyans and their rights. He will make a great appeals court judge for our state and for the entire region".[3]
Greenaway was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 9, 2010, on a unanimous 84-0 vote. [5][6]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Greeaway had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 9, 2009. [7] He was asked by Senator Jeff Sessions if he still believed in his former statement that judicial activism was "antithetical" to the proper role of judges, to which Greenaway replied "Absolutely, sir". [1] The Committee voted to approve his nomination in October of 2009. [5]
Awards and associations
Notable cases
External links
- White House Press Release announcing Judge Greenaway's nomination
- Rulings and opinions of Judge Greenaway on Justia
- Text from Judge Greenaway's speech at Rutgers Law in 1996
- Judge Greenaway on Judicial Watch
- Judge Greenaway's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New Jersey Law Journal "Greenaway Confirmed for 3rd Circuit Seat Vacated by Alito", February 11, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Greenaway's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NJ.com" Obama nominates Joseph Greeenaway, June 19, 2009
- ↑ "White House Press Office" President Obama statement on Judge Martin's nomination, June 19, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Courier-Post "Judge approved for appeals court", February 10, 2010
- ↑ The Star-Ledger "U.S. Senate confirms Judge Joseph Greenaway Jr. for federal appeals court", February 9, 2010
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Official Hearing Notice, September 2, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Gerry |
District of New Jersey 1996–2010 |
Succeeded by: Claire Cecchi |
| Preceded by: Samuel Alito |
Third Circuit Court of Appeals 2010–present |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jerome Simandle • Joel Pisano • Freda Wolfson • Dennis Cavanaugh • Stanley Chesler • Faith Hochberg • Jose Linares • William Martini • Peter Sheridan • Susan Wigenton • Renee Bumb • Noel Hillman • Robert Kugler • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Michael Shipp • Kevin McNulty | ||
| Senior judges |
Mary Cooper • Anne Thompson • Dickinson Debevoise • Katharine Hayden • William Walls • Stanley Brotman • Joseph Irenas • Joseph Rodriguez • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Tonianne Bongiovanni • Madeline Arleo • Mark Falk • Ann Donio • Joel Schneider • Karen Williams • Douglas Arpert • Lois Goodman • Joseph A. Dickson • Michael A. Hammer • Cathy L. Waldor • Steven C. Mannion • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Garrett Brown • Harold Ackerman • Joseph Greenaway • David Brearley • Robert Morris • William Sanford Pennington • William Rossell • Mahlon Dickerson • Philemon Dickerson • Richard Stockton Field • John Thompson Nixon • Andrew Kirkpatrick • Leonard Garth • Robert Cowen • Maryanne Barry • Lee Sarokin • Edward Green • Joseph Cross • William Mershon Lanning • John Rellstab • Joseph Lamb Bodine • John Warren Davis • Thomas Griffith Haight • Charles Francis Lynch • William Nelson Runyon • William Clark • Guy Laverne Fake • James William McCarthy • John Boyd Avis • Phillip Forman • Anthony Augelli • George Barlow • William Bassler • John Bissell • Vincent Biunno • Mitchell Cohen • James Coolahan • John Gerry • Richard Hartshorne • John Kitchen • Frederick Lacey • Arthur Lane • Alfred Lechner • John Lifland • Thomas Madden • Thomas Meaney • Henry Meanor • Alfred Modarelli • Mendon Morrill • Stephen Orlofsky • Nicholas Politan • Robert Shaw • William Francis Smith • Herbert Stern • Thomas Walker • Lawrence Whipple • Alfred Wolin • Reynier Wortendyke • Clarkson Sherman Fisher • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Garrett Brown • Anne Thompson • Guy Laverne Fake • Phillip Forman • Anthony Augelli • George Barlow • John Bissell • Mitchell Cohen • James Coolahan • John Gerry • Thomas Madden • William Francis Smith • Lawrence Whipple • Clarkson Sherman Fisher • | ||
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| 1993 |
Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson | ||
| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
| Unconfirmed |
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