Judicial service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Judge
1982 – 1995 · 13 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan
District Court, E.D. New York
Judge
1976 – 1982 · 6 yrsAppointed by Gerald Ford
Career
Private practice
2001 – present · 25 yrs
professor of law
1993 – 2003 · 10 yrs
Faculty
Touro College School of Law
1985 – 2003 · 18 yrs
adjunct professor
1985 – 1993 · 8 yrs
Distinguished visiting professor of law
Hofstra University
1979 – 1993 · 14 yrs
Adjunct professor
St. John's University School of Law
1978 – 1992 · 14 yrs
Private practice
1955 – 1976 · 21 yrs
Law clerk
Hon. Charles W. Froessel, New York State Court of Appeals
1953 – 1955 · 2 yrs
Education
B.A., Yale UniversityJ.D., Yale University