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José Alberto Cabranes

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979–1994

José Alberto Cabranes , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. José Alberto Cabranes (born December 22, 1940) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a former presiding judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review ("FISCR").

Education

  • Columbia UniversityA.B., 1961
  • Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1965
  • University of Cambridge, Queens' CollegeM.Litt., 1967

Career

Supervisor in law, Queens' College, University of Cambridge, England, 1966-1967; Private practice, New York City, 1967-1971; Associate professor of law, Rutgers University School of Law, 1971-1973; Special counsel, Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., 1973-1975; General counsel/director of government relations, Yale University, 1975-1979; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1986-1990

Biography

José Alberto Cabranes (born December 22, 1940) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a former presiding judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review ("FISCR").

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