Kermit Victor Lipez
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Senior status. Born 1941.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Oct 20, 1997
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Apr 2, 1998
- Commissioned
- Apr 7, 1998
- Senior status
- Dec 31, 2011
Education
- B.A., Haverford College, 1963
- LL.B., Yale Law School, 1967
- LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 1990
Career
- Staff attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 1967-1968
- Special assistant and legal counsel, Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis, Maine, 1968-1971
- Legislative aide, U.S. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie ofMaine, 1971-1972
- Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1973-1985
- Justice, Maine Superior Court, 1985-1994
- Justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1994-1998
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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