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Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Feb 9, 2010 by a 84–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Feb 9, 2010
Senate vote
84–0
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1957

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyWilliam J. Clinton · Jul 16, 1996 – Feb 24, 2010
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitBarack Obama · Feb 9, 2010 – Jun 15, 2023

Education

  • Columbia CollegeB.A., 1978
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1981

Career

Private practice, New York City, 1981-1982, 1983-1985, 2023-; Law clerk, Hon. Vincent Broderick, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1985-1990; chief of narcotics, 1989-1990; Private practice, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1990-1996; Adjunct professor, Rutgers School of Law - Newark, 2002-2006; Adjunct professor, Cardozo School of Law, 2006-; Adjunct professor, Columbia University, 2007-2012; Lecturer on law, Harvard Law School, 2018-

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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