Kermit Lipez
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| Kermit Lipez | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Station: | Portland, ME |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 4/7/1998 - 12/31/2011 |
| Senior: | 12/31/2011 - Current |
| Preceded by: | Conrad Cyr |
| Past post: | Maine Supreme Court |
| Past term: | 1994-1998 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1941 |
| Home State: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Bachelors: | Haverford College '63 |
| Law School: | Yale Law '67 |
| Graduate School: | U. of Virginia Law '90 |
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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.[3]
Professional 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. [3]
Judicial career
First Circuit
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. [4] He assumed senior status on December 31, 2011.[1][5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S.Courts Current Judicial Vacancies
- ↑ Kennebec Journal, "Two from Maine recommended for Court of Appeals", May 27, 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Judge Kermit Lipez Bio
- ↑ "THOMAS" Kermit Lipez USCA, 1st Cir. confirmation: PN743-105
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Maine’s 1st Circuit judge to take senior status" 4/8/2011
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Conrad Cyr | First Circuit 1998–2011 Seat #3 | Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Sandra Lea Lynch • Jeffrey R. Howard • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • O. Rogeriee Thompson | ||
| Senior judges |
Conrad Cyr • Norman Stahl • Bruce Marshall Selya • Levin Hicks Campbell • Kermit Lipez • | ||
| Former judges | Stephen Breyer • David Souter • Hugh Bownes • Benjamin Bourne • John A. Lowell • Jeremiah Smith • John Lowell • George Foster Shepley • LeBaron Bradford Colt • William LeBaron Putnam • Francis Cabot Lowell • Frederic Dodge • James Madison Morton • William Schofield • George Weston Anderson • George Hutchins Bingham • Charles Fletcher Johnson • Scott Wilson • John Christopher Mahoney • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • John Patrick Hartigan • Frank Coffin • Edward McEntee • Peter Woodbury • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Stephen Breyer • Levin Hicks Campbell • Michael Boudin • Juan Torruella • Calvert Magruder • Bailey Aldrich • Frank Coffin • Peter Woodbury • | ||
