Joseph M. McLaughlin
| Joseph Michael McLaughlin | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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In office March 20, 1998 – August 8, 2013 |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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In office October 17, 1990 – March 20, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Lawrence W. Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Chester J. Straub |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
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In office September 28, 1981 – October 18, 1990 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by | Sterling Johnson, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Michael McLaughlin March 20, 1933 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | August 8, 2013 (aged 80) Queens, New York |
| Education |
Fordham University A.B., LL.B. New York University School of Law LL.M. |
Joseph Michael McLaughlin (March 20, 1933 – August 8, 2013) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Fordham College in 1954, and was a Captain the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1955 to 1957. He then received a Bachelor of Laws from Fordham University School of Law in 1959, and a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1964. He was in private practice of law in New York City from 1959 to 1961 at what is now Cahill Gordon & Reindel. He worked as a law professor at Fordham University School of Law in Manhattan from 1961 to 1971. In 1971, McLaughlin became Dean of Fordham Law School, a position he held for ten years.
On July 29, 1981, McLaughlin was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1981, and received his commission on September 28, 1981. His service terminated on October 18, 1990, due to elevation to the Second Circuit.
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