Jon Ormond Newman
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Senior status. Born 1932.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 30, 1979
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 19, 1979
- Commissioned
- Jun 21, 1979
- Senior status
- Jul 1, 1997
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
- Nominated
- Dec 2, 1971
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 1971
- Commissioned
- Dec 15, 1971
- Left this court
- Jun 25, 1979. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- A.B., Princeton University, 1953
- LL.B., Yale Law School, 1956
Career
- U.S. Army Reserve, 1954-1962
- Law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1956-1957
- Senior law clerk, Hon. Earl Warren, Supreme Court of the United States, 1957-1958
- Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1958-1960, 1969-1971
- Special counsel, Gov. Abraham Ribicoff, Connecticut, 1960
- Executive assistant to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961-1962
- Administrative assistant, U.S. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff ofConnecticut, 1963-1964
- U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1964-1969
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1993-1997
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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