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Daniel Mortimer Friedman

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

Daniel Mortimer Friedman served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1916

Appointments

  • Chief Judge, Court of ClaimsJimmy Carter · May 17, 1978 – Oct 1, 1982
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitNone (reassignment) · – Jul 6, 2011

Education

  • Columbia UniversityA.B., 1937
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1940

Career

Private practice, New York City, 1940-1942; Attorney, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., 1942, 1946-1951; U.S. Army, 1942-1946; Assistant chief, Appellate Section, Antitrust Divison, U.S. Department of Justice, 1951-1959; Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1959-1978; assistant to the solicitor general, 1959-1962; second assistant to the solicitor general, 1962-1968; first deputy solicitor general, 1968-1978; acting solicitor general, 1977; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1978-1982; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1983-1987

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