Senior U.S. Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals
Eleventh Circuit
Born:
New York, New York
Date of Appointment:
November 12, 1997
Entered on Duty:
November 24, 1997
Senior Status:
December 6, 2019
Education:
Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., (magna cum laude), 1967
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1971
Previous Employment:
U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 1982-1985
U.S. District Court Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1985-1997
Committee Appointments/Professional Organizations:
Judicial Council of the Eleventh Circuit, 2002-present
Board of Directors, Federal Judicial Center, 1998-2002
Chairman, Board of Editors of Federal Judicial Center’s Manual for Complex Litigation, 4th Ed., pub. 2004
Judicial Conference Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction, 1988-1995 (Chairman, 1992-1995)
Chairman, Judicial Conference Ad Hoc Committee on Gender-Based Violence, 1992-1994
Federal Bar Association
Florida State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Chairman, Magistrate Committee, Southern District of Florida
Executive Committee, Security Committee, Rules Committee, Southern District of Florida
Civil Justice Advisory Committee, Southern District of Florida
Visiting Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law