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Robert A. Katzmann
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Robert A. Katzmann served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Jul 14, 1999. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Jul 14, 1999
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1953
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitWilliam J. Clinton · Jul 14, 1999 – Jun 9, 2021
Education
- Columbia CollegeA.B., 1973
- Harvard UniversityA.M., 1976
- Harvard UniversityPh.D., 1978
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1980
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Hugh H. Bownes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1980-1981; Fellow, Brookings Institution, 1981-1999; acting program director, 1998; Faculty, Georgetown University, 1984-1999; adjunct professor of law, 1984-1989; adjunct professor of public policy, 1987-1992; Walsh Professor of Government, professor of law and professor of public policy, 1992-1999; President, Governance Institute, 1986-1999; Special assistant to the director, Federal Judicial Center, 1986-1988; Visiting professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. program, 1990-1992; Wayne Morse chair in law and politics, University of Oregon, 1992; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2020; Professor of practice, New York University School of Law, 2021
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