Jon O. Newman

Background

Newman, Jon O. was born on May 2, 1932 in New York City, New York, United States. Son of Harold W. Junior and Estelle L. (Ormond) Newman.

Education

Graduate, Hotchkiss School, 1949;

AB magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1953;

Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1956;

Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Hartford, 1975;

Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Bridgeport, 1980;

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Brooklyn Law School, 1995;

Doctor of Laws (honorary), New York Law School, 1996.

Career

Law clerk to Honorary George T. Washington, United States Court Appeals, 1956-1957;

senior law clerk to, chief justice Honorary Earl Warren, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1957-1958;

partner, Ritter, Satter & Newman, Hartford, Connecticut, 1958-1960;

counsel to majority, Connecticut General Assembly, 1959;

special counsel to governor, Connecticut, 1959-1961;

assistant to secretary, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1961-1962;

administrative assistant to the United States senator, 1963-1964;

United State Attorneys, District of Connecticut, 1964-1969;

private practice law, 1969-1971;

United States district judge, District of Connecticut, 1972-1979;

United States circuit judge, 2d Circuit Court of Appeals, Hartford, 1979-1993;

chief judge, 2d Circuit Court of Appeals, Hartford, 1993-1997;

senior judge, 2d Circuit Court of Appeals, Hartford, since 1997.

Achievements

• Jon O. Newman has been listed as a reputable Federal judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Politics : The American Way

Membership

With United States Army Reserve, 1954-1962. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, Connecticut Bar Association, American Judicature Society.

Connections

Married Martha G. Silberman, June 19, 1953. Children: Leigh, Scott, David.

Father:

Harold W. Newman Junior

Mother:

Estelle L. (Ormond) Newman

Spouse:

Martha G. Silberman

child:

Scott Newman

child:

David Newman

child:

Leigh Newman