Robert Katzmann
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Robert Allen Katzmann is a United States Circuit Judge
for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
, A.M.
and Ph.D
degrees in government in 1976 and 1978 from Harvard University
, and a J.D.
in 1980 from the Yale Law School
, where he was an Article and Book Review Editor of the Yale Law Journal
. After clerking on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for Judge Hugh H. Bownes
, he joined the Brookings Institution
Governmental Studies Program, where from 1981-99, he was a research associate, senior fellow, visiting fellow, and acting program director. He has a twin brother Gary who is a judge on the Massachusetts Court of Appeals.
to his appeals court judgeship on March 8, 1999 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a voice vote on July 14, 1999 to a seat vacated by Jon O. Newman
. At the time of his appointment as a Judge on the Second Circuit, he was Walsh Professor of Government, Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University
; a Fellow of the Governmental Studies Program of the Brookings Institution
; and president of the Governance Institute (a nonprofit organization concerned with the nexus between law, institutions, and policy).
He has written articles on a variety of subjects, including regulation, judicial-congressional relations, disability, the administrative process, court reform, and the war powers resolution. He has offered courses on administrative law, constitutional law, and the judiciary. Apart from Georgetown, he has taught at N.Y.U. School of Law, U.C.L.A. (Washington D.C. program), and in the fall of 1992 was the Wayne Morse Professor of Law and Politics at the University of Oregon
.
His work on interbranch relations began at the invitation of the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on the Judicial Branch, then chaired by Judge Frank M. Coffin
. Judge Katzmann also directed a project on the legal profession and public service at The Brookings Institution, which considered the law firm and the public good.
Judge Katzmann has been a board director of the American Judicature Society
, a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States
, and a vice-chair of the Committee on Government Organization and Separation of Powers of the ABA
Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. He has also been a consultant to the Federal Courts Study Committee. He served as co-chair of the FTC
transition team, and as special counsel to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
on the confirmation of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
. He has also been chair of the Section on Legislation of the Association of American Law Schools
. Judge Katzmann is a member of the Board of Visitors of Georgetown University Law Center, the board of directors of the Institute of Judicial Administration of NYU, and a member of the National Board of Academic Advisors of the Rehnquist Center located in the James E. Rogers College of Law
at the University of Arizona
.
He is recipient of the American Political Science Association
's Charles E. Merriam
Award (2001), "given to a person whose published work and career represents a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research." Since 2003, Judge Katzmann has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
.
For his judicial writing, Judge Katzmann was recognized as an "Exemplary Legal Writing 2008" honoree by the Green Bag
, a journal dedicated to good legal writing.
As to his administration of justice activities, Nina Bernstein of the New York Times has reported on his efforts to foster effective pro bono representation of the immigrant poor with worthy claims.
United States court of appeals
The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system...
for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Biography
A lawyer and a political scientist by training, Judge Katzmann received his A.B. summa cum laude in 1973 from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, A.M.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and Ph.D
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degrees in government in 1976 and 1978 from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
in 1980 from the Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
, where he was an Article and Book Review Editor of the Yale Law Journal
Yale Law Journal
The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School. Published continuously since 1891, it is the most widely known of the eight law reviews published by students at Yale Law School...
. After clerking on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for Judge Hugh H. Bownes
Hugh H. Bownes
Hugh Henry Bownes was a long-serving federal judge in the United States. A native of New York City, Bownes graduated from Columbia College in 1941, and after serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, graduated from Columbia Law School in 1948.Bownes then moved to New...
, he joined the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
Governmental Studies Program, where from 1981-99, he was a research associate, senior fellow, visiting fellow, and acting program director. He has a twin brother Gary who is a judge on the Massachusetts Court of Appeals.
Work
Katzmann was nominated by President Bill ClintonBill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
to his appeals court judgeship on March 8, 1999 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a voice vote on July 14, 1999 to a seat vacated by Jon O. Newman
Jon O. Newman
Jon O. Newman is an United States federal judge. He has served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 1979.-Education and legal training:...
. At the time of his appointment as a Judge on the Second Circuit, he was Walsh Professor of Government, Professor of Law and Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
; a Fellow of the Governmental Studies Program of the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
; and president of the Governance Institute (a nonprofit organization concerned with the nexus between law, institutions, and policy).
He has written articles on a variety of subjects, including regulation, judicial-congressional relations, disability, the administrative process, court reform, and the war powers resolution. He has offered courses on administrative law, constitutional law, and the judiciary. Apart from Georgetown, he has taught at N.Y.U. School of Law, U.C.L.A. (Washington D.C. program), and in the fall of 1992 was the Wayne Morse Professor of Law and Politics at the University of Oregon
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
.
His work on interbranch relations began at the invitation of the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on the Judicial Branch, then chaired by Judge Frank M. Coffin
Frank M. Coffin
Frank Morey Coffin was an American politician from Maine and a United States federal judge. He was a Democrat.-Early life, education, and career:...
. Judge Katzmann also directed a project on the legal profession and public service at The Brookings Institution, which considered the law firm and the public good.
Judge Katzmann has been a board director of the American Judicature Society
American Judicature Society
The American Judicature Society is an independent, nonpartisan, national organization of judges, lawyers, and interested members of the public whose mission is to improve the American justice system - to "secure and promote an independent and qualified judiciary and fair system of justice." ...
, a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States
Administrative Conference of the United States
The Administrative Conference of the United States is an independent agency of the United States government established by the Administrative Conference Act of 1964. It is also considered to be a federal advisory committee...
, and a vice-chair of the Committee on Government Organization and Separation of Powers of the ABA
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. He has also been a consultant to the Federal Courts Study Committee. He served as co-chair of the FTC
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act...
transition team, and as special counsel to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick "Pat" Moynihan was an American politician and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the United States Senate for New York in 1976, and was re-elected three times . He declined to run for re-election in 2000...
on the confirmation of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Ginsburg was appointed by President Bill Clinton and took the oath of office on August 10, 1993. She is the second female justice and the first Jewish female justice.She is generally viewed as belonging to...
. He has also been chair of the Section on Legislation of the Association of American Law Schools
Association of American Law Schools
The Association of American Law Schools is a non-profit organization of 170 law schools in the United States. Another 25 schools are "non-member fee paid" schools, which are not members but choose to pay AALS dues. Its purpose is to improve the legal profession through the improvement of legal...
. Judge Katzmann is a member of the Board of Visitors of Georgetown University Law Center, the board of directors of the Institute of Judicial Administration of NYU, and a member of the National Board of Academic Advisors of the Rehnquist Center located in the James E. Rogers College of Law
James E. Rogers College of Law
James E. Rogers College of Law is the law school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona and was the first law school founded in the State of Arizona, opening its doors in 1915. Formerly known as University of Arizona College of Law, it was renamed in 1999 in honor of noted...
at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
.
He is recipient of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
's Charles E. Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam
Charles Edward Merriam, Jr. was a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, founder of the behavioralistic approach to political science, and an advisor to several U.S. Presidents...
Award (2001), "given to a person whose published work and career represents a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science research." Since 2003, Judge Katzmann has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
.
For his judicial writing, Judge Katzmann was recognized as an "Exemplary Legal Writing 2008" honoree by the Green Bag
The Green Bag
The Green Bag: An Entertaining Journal of Law is a legal journal supported in part by George Mason University School of Law and is dedicated to publishing "good writing" about the law. Founded in 1997 by three former-classmates of the University of Chicago Law School , The Green Bag is published...
, a journal dedicated to good legal writing.
As to his administration of justice activities, Nina Bernstein of the New York Times has reported on his efforts to foster effective pro bono representation of the immigrant poor with worthy claims.
Selected publications
- Regulatory Bureaucracy: The Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Policy (MIT Press, 1980; paperback with new afterword, 198l) ISBN 978-0-262-61034-6
- Institutional Disability: The Saga of Transportation Policy for the Disabled (Brookings, 1986) ISBN 978-0-8157-4833-5
- Managing Appeals in Federal Court, co-editor (Federal Judicial Center, 1988) ASIN B000IKDJBE
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan: The Intellectual in Public Life, editor and contributing author (Johns Hopkins, 1998) ISBN 978-0-8018-7967-8
- Judges and Legislators: Toward Institutional Comity, editor and contributing author, (Brookings, 1988) ISBN 978-0-8157-4862-5
- Courts and Congress (Brookings/Governance, 1997) ISBN 978-0-8157-4865-6
- The Law Firm and the Public Good (Governance/Brookings 1995) ISBN 978-0-8157-4863-2