Background
Kovner, Victor A. was born on May 3, 1937 in New York, New York, United States.
Kovner, Victor A. was born on May 3, 1937 in New York, New York, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1958). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1961).
Worked at Lankenau Kovner Kurtz & Outten, Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in Communications Law, Civil Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1962, New New York 1966, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1975, United States. Supreme Court. Recipient: Jerome Michael Award.
East.B. Converse Prize. Author: "Recent Developments in Intrusion, Private Facts, False Light and Commercialization Claims," published annually, Practicing Law Institute, 1980-1989.
1992. Lecturer, Communications Law Seminar, Partito Liberale Italiano (Italian Liberal Party), 1980-1989. 1992. Member: New York City Mayor"s Committee on the Judiciary, 1970-1985.
New York City Procurement Policy Board, 1990-1992. New York City Commission on Homelessness, 1991-1993.
Member, 1976-1989 and Chair, 1989, New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Member, Board of Trustees, Committee for Modern Courts, 1980-1989, 1991. Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1990-1991. Member, President"s Commission on White House Fellowships, 1993.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair: Committee on Communications Law, 1982-1985.
Committee on the Judiciary, 1986-1989. Chair, Task Force on Judicial Selection and Court Merger, 1995-1996.
Secretary and Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1994). New York State (Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1986) and American Bar Associations.
Federal Bar Council (Member, 1985 and Chair, 1988-1989.
Legal Affairs Committee). Magazine Publishers of America. Association of American Publishers (Member, Lawyers Committee).
Member: New York City Mayor"s Committee on the Judiciary, 1970-1985. New York City Procurement Policy Board, 1990-1992. New York City Commission on Homelessness, 1991-1993.
Member, 1976-1989 and Chair, 1989, New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Member, Board of Trustees, Committee for Modern Courts, 1980-1989, 1991. Corporation Counsel, City of New York, 1990-1991.
Member, President"s Commission on White House Fellowships, 1993. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chair: Committee on Communications Law, 1982-1985.
Committee on the Judiciary, 1986-1989.
Chair, Task Force on Judicial Selection and Court Merger, 1995-1996. Secretary and Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1994). New York State (Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1986) and American Bar Associations.
Federal Bar Council (Member, 1985 and Chair, 1988-1989.
Legal Affairs Committee). Magazine Publishers of America.
Association of American Publishers (Member, Lawyers Committee).
