Susan L. Carney
| Susan Laura Carney | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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Assumed office May 17, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 16, 1951 Waltham, Massachusetts |
| Education |
Harvard University A.B. Harvard Law School J.D. |
Susan Laura Carney (born September 16, 1951) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, Carney grew up attending public schools in Lexington and Weston, Massachusetts. She earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Harvard College, cum laude, in 1973, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, magna cum laude, in 1977. After graduating from law school, Carney worked as a law clerk for Judge Levin H. Campbell of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
From 1979 until 1986, Carney was an attorney at Rogovin, Huge & Lenzner in Washington, D.C., first as an associate and later as a partner. working on litigation in federal courts and providing business counsel, primarily for large nonprofit organizations. In 1986, Ms. Carney joined two other Rogovin partners to form the Washington, D.C. office of the Los Angeles-based firm of Tuttle & Taylor. She was subsequently Of Counsel to the D.C. labor law firm of Bredhoff & Kaiser, where she engaged in an appellate practice. From 1996 to 1998, Ms. Carney served as Associate General Counsel of the Peace Corps.
Carney moved from Washington to Connecticut in 1998, and at that point joined Yale University in the school's general counsel's office. In 2001, she became Yale's Deputy General Counsel. "Susan L. Carney has served as Deputy General Counsel of Yale University since 2001. In this capacity, she was the second-ranking legal officer of a leading educational and research institution with an annual budget of more than $2 billion. Her work for Yale has addressed many areas covered by federal law, including scientific research, intellectual property, and health care. Her practice has also focused on Yale’s international affiliations and transactions. Carney joined the General Counsel’s Office in 1998, when she and her family moved to Connecticut. She served as Yale’s Acting General Counsel from July to December 2008. Carney is a member of the Connecticut, District of Columbia, and Massachusetts bars and served on the board of directors of the National Association of College & University Attorneys.
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