Richard J. Cardamone
| Richard J. Cardamone | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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In office November 13, 1993 – October 15, 2015 |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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In office October 29, 1981 – November 13, 1993 |
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| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | William Mulligan |
| Succeeded by | José Cabranes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 10, 1925 Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2015 (aged 90) Clinton, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Syracuse University |
Richard J. Cardamone (October 10, 1925 – October 16, 2015) was a United States federal judge.
Born in Utica, New York in 1925, Cardamone was in the United States Navy during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, and then received a B.A. from Harvard University in 1948 and an LL.B. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1952. He then entered private practice in Utica, until 1962.
In 1962 Cardamone began his judicial career by gaining election to the New York State Supreme Court, serving as a Justice from 1963 to 1981. On October 1, 1981, Cardamone was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated by William Hughes Mulligan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 29, 1981, and received his commission the same day. Cardamone assumed senior status on November 13, 1993. Cardamone died on October 16, 2015.
Cardamone began his opinion in Demoret v. Zegarelli, 451 F.3d 140 (2d Cir. 2006) by noting a defendant's connection to a classic American short story:
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