Chester Straub's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
Contact Information
Office
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Full Name:
Chester J. Straub
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1937
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, NY
LLB, University of Virginia School of Law, 1961
BA, Saint Peter's College, 1958
Senator, New York State Senate, 1973-1975
Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1967-1972
No caucus information on file.
Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2008-present
Mediator/Neutral Evaluator, District Courts for the Southern/Eastern Districts of New York
Special Master, New York State Supreme Court, 1st Judicial Department.
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1998-2008
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, June 1, 1998
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, February 11, 1998
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 1963-1998
First Lieutenant, United States Army Intelligence and Security, 1961-1963
Member, Cardinal's Committee of the Laity for Catholic Charities of New York
Member, Kosciusko Foundation
Member, Lenox Hill Hospital Board of Trustees
Member, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan's Judicial Selection Committee, 1976-1998
Chair, First Department Screening Committee, 1983-1994
Chair, Governor Mario Cuomo's New York Statewide Judicial Screening Committee, 1988-1994