Gary Stephen Katzmann
| Gary Stephen Katzmann | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia College A.B. University of Oxford M.Litt Yale School of Organization and Management M.P.P.M. Yale Law School J.D. |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Attorney |
Gary Stephen Katzmann (born 1953) is a Massachusetts judge and is a nominee to be a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.
Biography
Katzmann received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1973 from Columbia College at Columbia University. He received a Master of Letters in 1976 from the University of Oxford. He received a Master of Public Policy in 1979 from the Yale School of Organization and Management. He received a Juris Doctor in 1979 from Yale Law School. He began his legal career by serving as a law clerk to Judge Leonard B. Sand of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1979 to 1980 and to Judge Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1983, he worked at Harvard Law School’s Center for Criminal Justice as a research associate and special investigator. From 1983 to 2004, he served in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, including as Chief Appellate Attorney, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief Legal Counsel to the United States Attorney. While at the United States Attorney’s Office, he was detailed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1994 to 1995 and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General from 1993 to 1994. Since 2004, he has served as an Associate Justice on the Massachusetts Appeals Court since 2004, adjudicating civil and criminal matters.[1]
Nomination to trade court
On July 30, 2015, President Obama nominated Katzmann to serve as a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge Jane A. Restani, who took senior status on March 1, 2015.[2]
He received a hearing on his nomination on January 27, 2016.[3] On April 7, 2016 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. His nomination is now pending before the full Senate.[4]
References
- ↑ "President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States Court of International Trade" White House, July 30, 2015
- ↑ "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, July 30, 2015
- ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for January 27, 2016
- ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 7, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee
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