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Robert Cowen's Biography

Contact Information

Office

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
21400 United States Courthouse
601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-1790

Full Name:

Robert E. Cowen

Birth Date:

1930

Birth Place:

Newark, NJ

LLB, Rutgers School of Law, 1958

BS, Drake University, 1952

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1998-present

Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1987-1998

Confirmed by the Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, November 6, 1987

Nominated by Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, August 7, 1987

Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985-1987

Nominated by Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, October 7, 1985

Confirmed by the Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, November 1, 1985

United States Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1978-1985

Director, Division of Ethics and Professional Services, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Trenton, New Jersey, 1973-1978

Deputy Attorney General, State of New Jersey, 1970-1973

Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County, New Jersey, 1969-1970

Attorney, Private Practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1959-1969

Law Clerk, Honorable Walter Conklin, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1958-1959

No organizational membership information on file.

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