Rosemary Pooler
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Rosemary Pooler is a Federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City. She joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early Life and Education
Born in New York City, New York, Pooler graduated from Brooklyn with her Bachelor's Degree in 1959 and later earned her Masters from Connecticut (UConn) in 1961. Pooler received her Juris Doctor degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1965. Pooler graduated from Harvard University's Program for Senior Managers in Government in 1978 and also had further advanced study at State University of New York-Albany (SUNY-Albany) in 1986.[1]
Legal Career
Pooler began her legal career in the private sector in Syracuse, New York from 1966 to 1972. Pooler was Assistant Corporate Counsel and Director of Consumer Affairs Unit for the City of Syracuse, New York from 1972 to 1973, before serving as the City of Syracuse District Representative and Commons Council until 1975. Pooler served as Chair and Executive Director for New York State Government's Consumer Protection Board from 1975 to 1980 before serving as Commissioner of the New York State Public Service Commission until 1986. In 1987, Pooler was Staff Director of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities, & Commissions, for the New York State Assembly. Pooler was also a visiting Professor of Law at Syracuse University from 1987 to 1988. From 1989 to 1990, Pooler was the Vice President of Atlantic States Legal Foundation before being appointed to serve as Justice of the New York Supreme Court for the Fifth Judicial District of New York from 1990 to 1994.[1]
Federal Judicial Career
Northern District of New York
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Pooler was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York by President Bill Clinton on April 26, 1994 to a seat vacated by Howard Munson. Pooler was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 9, 1994 on a Senate vote and received commission on August 9, 1994. [2]
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Pooler was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit by President Bill Clinton on November 6, 1997 to a seat vacated by Frank Altimari. Pooler was confirmed by the Senate on June 2, 1998 on a majority vote and received commission on June 3, 1998. [3]
External Links
- Judge Rosemary Pooler Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Pooler Webpage at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Cabranes • Hall • Jacobs • Katzmann • Livingston • Lynch • Parker • Pooler • Raggi • Wesley • Vacancy • Vacancy • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Calabresi • Cardamone • Feinberg • Kearse • Leval • McLaughlin • Miner • Newman • Sack • Straub • Walker • Winter |
| Former judges |
Altimari • Anderson • Chase • Clark • Coxe • Frank • Friendly • Gurfein • A. Hand • L. Hand • Harlan • Hays • Hincks • Hough • Kaufman • Knapp • Lacombe • Lumbard • Mack • Mahoney • Mansfield • Manton • Marshall • Mayer • Medina • Meskill • Moore • Mulligan • Noyes • Parker • Oakes • Patterson • Pierce • Pratt • Rogers • Shipman • Smith • Sotomayor • Swan • Timbers • Townsend • Van Graafeiland • Wallace • Ward • Waterman |
