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Pierre Nelson Leval
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977–1993
Pierre Nelson Leval , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Pierre Nelson Leval (born September 4, 1936) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. At the time of his appointment by President Bill Clinton in 1993, he was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Education
- Harvard CollegeA.B., 1959
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1963
Career
U.S. Army, 1959; Law clerk, Hon. Henry J. Friendly, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1963-1964; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1964-1968; chief appellate attorney, 1967-1968; Private practice, New York City, 1969-1975; Assistant district attorney, New York County, New York, 1975-1977; first assistant, 1975-1976; chief assistant, 1976-1977; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2002-2006
Biography
Pierre Nelson Leval (born September 4, 1936) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. At the time of his appointment by President Bill Clinton in 1993, he was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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