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Gerard Lynch's Biography

Contact Information

Office

Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007

Full Name:

Gerard E. Lynch

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1951

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, NY

JD, Columbia University School of Law, 1975

BA, Columbia College, 1972

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2016-present

Visiting Professor/Lecturer, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Tokyo University, and the Universities of Leiden, Amsterdam and Buenos Aires

Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2009-2016

Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2000-2009

Professor, Columbia University School of Law, 1977-2000

Counsel, Howard, Darby & Levin, 1992-2000

Lawyer, Private Practice, New York City, New York, 1992-2000

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, May 24, 2000

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, February 28, 2000

Vice Dean, Columbia University School of Law, 1992-1997

Chief, Criminal Division, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, 1990-1992

Associate Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel (Iran/Contra), 1988-1990

Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, 1980-1983

Law Clerk, Honorable William J. Brennan, Supreme Court of the United States, 1976-1977

Law Clerk, Honorable Wilfred Feinberg, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1975-1976

Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Member, Council of the American Law Institute

Member, New York Council of Defense Lawyers

Member, New York State Bar Association

Awards:

Willis Reese Award for Excellence in Teaching
1997 President's Award for Outstanding Teaching

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