Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
Ronald ReaganRepublican
Seat
CA21401
Nominated
June 25, 1985
Committee hearing
July 17, 1985
Committee action
Reported (favorably)July 18, 1985
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
July 19, 1985
Commissioned
July 22, 1985
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Jan. 1, 1997
Service ended
Feb. 18, 2012Death

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Judicial service history

Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.

CourtTitleCommissionedEndedAppointed by
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York Judge Sept. 28, 1981 Aug. 2, 1985 Appointment to Another Judicial Position Ronald Reagan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge July 22, 1985 Feb. 18, 2012 Death Ronald Reagan

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
John Martinez v. Tosano Simonetti Decided Feb. 4, 2000 Authored
Salahuddin v. Coughlin, III Decided May 14, 1993 Authored

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion John Martinez v. Tosano Simonetti Second Circuit Feb. 4, 2000
Opinion Salahuddin v. Coughlin, III Second Circuit May 14, 1993