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Jon Ormond Newman

Senior judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Jon Ormond Newman serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Jun 19, 1979.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Jun 19, 1979
Born
1932

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ConnecticutRichard M. Nixon · Dec 11, 1971 – Jun 25, 1979
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitJimmy Carter · Jun 19, 1979

Education

  • Princeton UniversityA.B., 1953
  • Yale Law SchoolLL.B., 1956

Career

U.S. Army Reserve, 1954-1962; Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1956-1957; Senior law clerk, Hon. Earl Warren, Supreme Court of the United States, 1957-1958; Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1958-1960, 1969-1971; Special counsel, Gov. Abraham Ribicoff, Connecticut, 1960; Executive assistant to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961-1962; Administrative assistant, U.S. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff ofConnecticut, 1963-1964; U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1964-1969; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1993-1997

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