Norman Mordue
| Norman Mordue | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of New York | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 10/22/1998 - Present |
| Chief: | 2006 - 2011 |
| Preceded by: | Rosemary Pooler |
| Past post: | New York Supreme Court 5th Judicial District, Justice |
| Past term: | 1985 - 1998 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1942 |
| Home State: | Elmira, NY |
| Bachelors: | Syracuse U., B.A., 1966 |
| Law School: | Syracuse U. College of Law, J.D., 1971 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1966 - 1968 |
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Norman Mordue is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Mordue served as the Chief Judge of the court serving as the court's lead judicial administrative officer in conjunction with the clerk of court in the court's day to day operations from 2006-2011.
Early life and education
Mordue graduated from Syracuse with her Bachelor's Degree in 1966 and later graduated from Syracuse Law with his J.D. Degree 1971. Mordue also served as a U.S. Army Captain from 1966 to 1968[1]
Professional career
Mordue began his legal career as a law clerk for the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office from 1970 to 1972 before becoming Assistant district attorney, for Onondaga County from 1972 to 1974 and was promoted to Senior assistant district attorney from 1974 to 1976 and also became Chief assistant district attorney for Onondaga County from 1976 to 1982 before beginning his judicial career as a County court judge for Onondaga County from 1982 to 1985 before being appointed by former New York Governor Mario Cuomo to Justice of the New York Supreme Court in the Fifth Judicial District from 1985 to 1998 and also taught academically as a Adjunct professor of law at Syracuse Law[1].
Judicial career
Northern district of New York
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Mordue was nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 5, 1998, to a seat vacated by Rosemary Pooler[2]. Mordue was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 21, 1998 on a majority voice vote and received commission on October 22, 1998[2]. Mordue served as the chief judge of the court from 2006 to 2011[1].
Sex offender monitoring
Judge Mordue approved new technology to monitor sexual offenders at the federal level. The judge upheld the legality of voice technology to monitor sexual offenders by finding that they have the same power as a polygraph to tell if a sex offender is telling the truth. The ruling allowed the devices such as Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (CVSA) to be used by probation agents as a part of a offender's post-release conditions[3].
Notable cases
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FJC.gov" Federal Judicial Center, Biography of Norman Mordue, April 11, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "THOMAS" Nomination of Norman Mordue May 11, 2009(Search for Norman Mordue)
- ↑ "EIN News" Chief Federal Judge Approves New Voice Technology To Monitor Sex Offenders US District Court Validates the CVSA(R), November 2, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Rosemary Pooler |
Northern District of New York 1998–Current |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Gary Sharpe • Norman Mordue • David Hurd • Glenn Suddaby • Mae A. D'Agostino | ||
| Senior judges |
Neal McCurn • Thomas McAvoy • Frederick Scullin • Lawrence Kahn • | ||
| Magistrate judges | David Peebles • Randolph Treece • Larry Kudrle • Victor Bianchini • Andrew T. Baxter • Therese Wiley Dancks • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Matthias Burnett Tallmadge • Roger Skinner • Alfred Conkling • Nathan Kelsey Hall • William James Wallace • Roger Miner • Rosemary Pooler • Alfred Conkling Coxe • George Washington Ray • Frank Cooper • Frederick Howard Bryant • Stephen Brennan • Constantine Cholakis • James Foley • Edward Kampf • Howard Munson • Edmund Port • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Norman Mordue • Neal McCurn • Thomas McAvoy • Frederick Scullin • Stephen Brennan • James Foley • Howard Munson • | ||
