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Harry Thomas Edwards
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 1980
Harry Thomas Edwards , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Harry Thomas Edwards (born November 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is also a professor of law at the New York University School of Law. Edwards was appointed to the D.C. Circuit in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter and served as its chief judge from 1994 to 2001.
Education
- Cornell UniversityB.S., 1962
- University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D., 1965
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1965-1970; Professor of law, University of Michigan Law School, 1970-1975, 1977-1980; Labor arbitrator, 1971-1980; Professor of law, Harvard Law School, 1975-1977; Chairman of the board, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 1978-1980; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1994-2001
Biography
Harry Thomas Edwards (born November 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is also a professor of law at the New York University School of Law. Edwards was appointed to the D.C. Circuit in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter and served as its chief judge from 1994 to 2001.
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