Joseph Lumbard
Joseph Edward Lumbard (1901-1999) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. He joined the court in 1955 after an appointment from Dwight Eisenhower. At the time of appointment, he was a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He served as chief judge from 1959 until he assumed senior status on July 20, 1971. He served until his death on June 3, 1999.[1]
Early life and education
- Fordham University School of Law
- Harvard University, A.B., 1922
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1925[1]
Professional career
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1925-1927
- Special assistant state attorney general, New York, 1928-1929, 1930, 1936, 1942
- Private practice, New York City, 1929-1931
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Chief of Criminal Division, Southern District of New York, 1931-1933
- Private practice, New York City, 1934-1953
- Justice, Supreme Court of New York, 1947
- U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1953-1955[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Lumbard was nominated by President Eisenhower on May 13, 1955, to a seat vacated by John Harlan II; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 11, 1955, and received his commission on July 12th. He served as chief judge from 1959 until he assumed senior status on July 20, 1971. He served until his death on June 3, 1999. He was succeeded to this post by William Mulligan.[1]
See also
External links
- Biography at the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Harlan II |
Second Circuit 1955–1971 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: William Mulligan
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
