Background
Juceam, Robert E. was born on June 16, 1940 in New York City. Son of Benjamin T. and Amelia B. (Spatz) Juceam.
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Robert E. Juceam
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Robert E. Juceam, American Lawyer. Recipient Lester Zazuly medal, 1958, Columbia College Alumni Achievement award, 1961, Edward Foxx prize Columbia College, 1961, Maldef Corporation Responsibility award, 1993, Valerie Kantor award for extraordinary achievement, 1997, American Immigration Law Foundation honorary fellow and Founder's award, 1989, Lifetime Achievement award Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, 1993.
Education
AB cum laude, Columbia University, 1961; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1964; Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1972; Master of Laws, New York University, 1966.
Career
Worked at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Admitted to the bar, 1965, New York. United States. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits and United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 1969, United States. Tax Court. 1970, United States. Supreme Court (Not admitted DC).
Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, 1992. Law Clerk to Honorary Irving Ben Cooper, United States. District Court Judge, 1964-1966.
Trustee, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), 1986-1990 and Recipient, MALDEF Corporate Responsibility Award, 1993. Director, National Conference for Defense of the Right to Counsel, 1986-1990. Director, 1987 and President, 1991, American Immigration Law Foundation, Honorary Fellow, 1989.
Director, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, 1986-1994. Director, BAR Assurance and Reinsurance Ltd., Bermuda, 1991. Member and General Counsel, The Supreme Court Historical Society, 1995.
Director, New York County Lawyers Association, 1996. Director, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, 1996. Board of Advisors, D.C. Bar Foundation, 1997.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, 1983-1986. Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics, 1989-1992). New York State and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1983.
Pro Bono Award, 1992. Member, Coordinating Committee on Immigration Law, 1984-1987. Chairman, 1989-1992; Member, Committee on Environmental Controls, 1982-1986, Section of Business Law.
Chairman, Committee on Immigration Law, Section of Litigation, 1986-1990. Standing Committee on Lawyers Professional Service Responsibility, 1993-1996. Council of the Fund for Justice and Education, 1994.
Task Force on Immigration Pro Bono Project Development, 1992. Vice Chairman, 1995-1996), Federal (Member, Committee on Pro Bono and Poverty Law) and International (Section of General Practice, Chairman of Committee on Business Migration, 1987-1989) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
New York State Trial Lawyers Association. American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1971. National President, 1982-1983.
General Counsel, 1986-1991. Pro Bono Award, 1992). New York Criminal Bar Association.
New York County Lawyers Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Chairman, Committee on Immigration, 1987-1988). Defense Research Institute, Inc.
American Judicature Society (Life). National Conference of Bar Presidents (Associate). Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
(Also at New York, N.Y. Office).
Achievements
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Bar: New York 1965, United States District Court (southern and eastern districts) New York 1966, United States Tax Court 1968, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1967, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1971, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1978, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1980, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1987, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1989.
Membership
Trustee Mexico-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1986-1990, chairman program andplanning committee, 1988-1990. Advising committee to task force on racial, gender and minority discrimination United States Court Appeals for 2d Circuit, 1994-1996. Board directors Appleseed Foundation, Inc., since 1997.
Fellow American Bar. Foundation (life), American Bar Association (house of deals since 1983, Chairman of Commission onimmigration section litigation 1985-1990, immigration pro bono advisory taskforce, 1992-1998, vice chairman, 1995-1996, member coordinating commission on immigration law 1984-1987, chairman 1989-1992, member committee environmental controls section banking, 1983-1986, vice Chairman of Commission on construction, secretary general practice 1989-1990, member standing committee lawyers public service responsibility 1993-1996, member county fund justice & education since 1994, chairman major gifts committee 1997-1998, Pro Bono award 1992). Member International Bar Association (chairman Section General Practice committee business migration 1987-1988), New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City of New York (commission on trademarks and unfair competition 1983-1986, committee immigration 1986-1989, commission on professional and judicial ethics 1989-1992, committee HumanRights Law 1994-1996), National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers (co-chairman com.on immigration 1988-1990), American Judicature Society (life), American Bar Endowment, National Conference Bar Presidents (associate), American Immigration Lawyers Association(president 1982-1983, Board of Governors since 1971, chairman New York chapter 1971-1972, general counsel 1986-1991, liaison to American Bar Association commission on nonlawyer practice 1993-1994, editor Annual Symposium Handbook 1985-1988, associate editor 1989-1990, Edith Lowenstein Memorial award 1981, Pro Bono award 1992), American Management Association, Fed.Bar Association, Federal Bar Council, New York County Lawyers Association (reporter New York Equitable Distribution Law Proposals 1968, board directors 1996-1998), Defense Research Institute, New York Criminal Bar assosiation, New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Association Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Cow Neck Peninsula History Society (life), Italy and Colonies Philatelic Society of Great British (life), Jack Knight Society (life), Long Island Postal History Society (life), American Helvetia Philatelic Society (life), City Club (Washington), Columbia Club, India HouseClub, Continental Club, Alpha Epsilon Pi.
Connections
Married Eleanor Pam, May 24, 1970. Children: Daniel, Jacquelyn, Gregory.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, 1992. Law Clerk to Honorary Irving Ben Cooper, United States. District Court Judge, 1964-1966. Trustee, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), 1986-1990 and Recipient, MALDEF Corporate Responsibility Award, 1993. Director, National Conference for Defense of the Right to Counsel, 1986-1990. Director, 1987 and President, 1991, American Immigration Law Foundation, Honorary Fellow, 1989. Director, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, 1986-1994. Director, BAR Assurance and Reinsurance Ltd., Bermuda, 1991. Member and General Counsel, The Supreme Court Historical Society, 1995. Director, New York County Lawyers Association, 1996. Director, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, 1996. Board of Advisors, D.C. Bar Foundation, 1997.Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, 1992. Law Clerk to Honorary Irving Ben Cooper, United States. District Court Judge, 1964-1966.
Trustee, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), 1986-1990 and Recipient, MALDEF Corporate Responsibility Award, 1993. Director, National Conference for Defense of the Right to Counsel, 1986-1990. Director, 1987 and President, 1991, American Immigration Law Foundation, Honorary Fellow, 1989.
Director, Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, 1986-1994. Director, BAR Assurance and Reinsurance Ltd., Bermuda, 1991. Member and General Counsel, The Supreme Court Historical Society, 1995.
Director, New York County Lawyers Association, 1996. Director, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, 1996. Board of Advisors, D.C. Bar Foundation, 1997.