Gerard E. Lynch
Gerard Edmund Lynch (born September 4, 1951) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was confirmed to that seat on September 17, 2009, after previously having been appointed in 2000 by President Bill Clinton to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judge Lynch was the first appeals-court judge nominated by President Barack Obama to win confirmation from the United States Senate.
Gerard E. Lynch | |
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Lynch in 2000 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| Assumed office September 5, 2016 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office September 18, 2009 – September 5, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Chester J. Straub |
| Succeeded by | Michael H. Park |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office May 25, 2000 – September 21, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John E. Sprizzo |
| Succeeded by | Paul A. Engelmayer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, JD) |
Lynch is also the Paul J. Kellner Professor of Law at Columbia Law School.
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