Jon O. Newman Explained

Jon Newman
Office:Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Term Start:July 1, 1997
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Term Start1:June 30, 1993
Term End1:July 1, 1997
Predecessor1:Thomas Joseph Meskill
Successor1:Ralph K. Winter Jr.
Office2:Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointer2:Jimmy Carter
Term Start2:June 21, 1979
Term End2:July 1, 1997
Predecessor2:Seat established
Successor2:Robert Katzmann
Office3:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
Appointer3:Richard Nixon
Term Start3:December 15, 1971
Term End3:June 21, 1979
Predecessor3:William H. Timbers
Successor3:José A. Cabranes
Office4:United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut
President4:Lyndon Johnson
Term Start4:1964
Term End4:1969
Predecessor4:Owen Eagan[1]
Successor4:Stewart Jones
Birth Name:Jon Ormond Newman
Birth Date:2 May 1932
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Spouse:Martha Silberman (deceased)
Ann Leventhal
Children:3
Education:Princeton University (AB)
Yale University (LLB)

Jon Ormond Newman (born May 2, 1932) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[2]

Early life and career

Born in New York City, New York, Newman earned his Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1953 and his Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1956. After Yale, he clerked for Judge George Thomas Washington of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and then clerked for United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren from 1957 to 1958. Additionally, he was in the United States Army Reserve from 1954 to 1962.

He was in private practice from 1958 to 1960 in Hartford, Connecticut, and served as a graduate instructor at Trinity College.[3] He also served as special counsel to the Governor of Connecticut in 1960. He was executive assistant to the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare from 1961 to 1962 and then joined the staff of United States Senator Abraham Ribicoff as administrative assistant from 1963 to 1964. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 1964 to 1969 when Richard Nixon took office. He entered private practice in Hartford again until 1971 when he was nominated to a federal district judgeship.

Federal judicial service

Newman was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1971, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge William H. Timbers. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 11, 1971, received his commission on December 15, 1971, and began serving as a judge on January 17, 1972. His service as a District Judge terminated on June 25, 1979, due to his elevation to the Second Circuit.

Newman was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on April 30, 1979, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1979, and received his commission on June 21, 1979. He served as Chief Judge from 1993 to 1997. He assumed senior status on July 1, 1997.

Honor

On December 8, 2016, at a special ceremony at the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Elena Kagan presented to Judge Newman, on behalf of the federal judiciary, the 2016 Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award.[4] The Devitt Award honors an Article III judge who has achieved a distinguished career and made significant contributions to the administration of justice, the advancement of the rule of law, and the improvement of society as a whole.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Office. 18 March 2015.
  2. Book: Hearings - Volume 5 . 1961 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 90 . 25 March 2021.
  3. Web site: US Attorney Bulletin. DOJ. 22 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Judge Jon O. Newman to Receive 2016 Devitt Award.
  5. Web site: United States of America v. Cromitie (Williams). GPO. August 22, 2013.
  6. Web site: Trump loses appeal to block Deutsche Bank, Capital One from handing his financial records to Congress . Higgins . Tucker . Breuninger . Kevin . 2019-12-03 . CNBC . en . 2019-12-16.
  7. Web site: Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG . SCOTUSBLOG . en . 2021-04-15.