Kermit Lipez
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Early Life and Education
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lipez graduated from Haverford College in Ardmore, Pennsylvania with his Bachelor's Degree in 1963 and later from Yale Law with his Bachelor's of Law Degree in 1967. Lipez obtained his Master's of Laws degree in 1990 from the Virginia Law.[1]
Legal Career
Lipez began his legal career as a Staff Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1967 to 1968 before serving as Special Assistant and Legal Counsel to former Maine Governor Ken Curtis from 1968 to 1971. Lipez was a Legislative Aide to former U.S. Senator Edwin Muskie from 1971 to 1972. From 1973 to 1985, Lipez was a private practice attorney in Maine. Lipez served as a Justice of the Maine Superior Court from 1985 to 1994, and as Justice of the Maine Supreme Court from 1994 to 1998. [1]
Federal Judicial Career
Lipez was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit by President Bill Clinton on October 20, 1997, to fill a seat vacated by Conrad Cyr. Lipez was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 2, 1998 on a majority vote and received his commission on April 7, 1998. [2]
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Lynch • Boudin • Howard • Lipez • Thompson • Torruella |
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| Former judges |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bingham • Bownes • Breyer • Colt • Dodge • Hartigan • Johnson • Lowell • Magruder • Mahoney • McEntee • Morton • Putnam • Schofield • Souter • Wilson • Woodbury |
