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William Mulligan
William Hughes Mulligan (1918 - 1996) was federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the court in 1971 after an appointment from Richard Nixon. At the time of appointment, Mulligan was the Dean of the Law School at Fordham University Law School. He served until his resignation on March 31, 1981. He returned to private practice and passed away on May 13, 1996.[1]
Early life and education
Military service
Mulligan served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946 as a Special Agent in the Counter-Intelligence Corps.[1]
Professional career
- Faculty, Fordham University School of Law, 1946-1971
- Lecturer, Fordham University School of Law, 1946-1952
- Associate professor, Fordham University School of Law, 1953-1954
- Assistant dean and professor of law, Fordham University School of Law, 1954-1956
- Dean of law school, Fordham University Law School, 1956-1971
- Wilkinson professor of law, Fordham University Law School, 1961-1971
- Private practice, New York City, 1981-1991[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Judge Mulligan was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit by Richard M. Nixon on April 26, 1971, to a seat vacated by Joseph Lumbard. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1971, and received his commission on May 27, 1971. Mulligan's service was terminated on March 31, 1981, due to resignation.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Richard Cardamone.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Mulligan Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Joseph Lumbard |
Second Circuit 1971–1981 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Richard Cardamone
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
