Howard G. Munson

Howard G. Munson (b. July 26, 1924. [http://obits.syracuse.com/Syracuse/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=118573165] , retrieved on October 9, 2008] in Claremont, NH, d. October 5, 2008 in Syracuse, N.Y. ) was a federal judge for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Judge Munson graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in 1948 and the Syracuse University College of Law with an LL.B. in 1952. He was nominated to the court by Gerald Ford on August 26, 1976, to a seat vacated by Edmund H. Port, confirmed by the Senate on September 23, 1976, and received his commission on October 4, 1976. He served as chief judge from 1980 to 1988, assumed senior status on November 5, 1990 and retired in May 2008. Judge Munson died at age 84, five months after retiring from the bench where he served for more than 32 years. [http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf?/base/news-12/122345641026270.xml&coll=1] , retrieved on October 8, 2008]

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* [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1717 Profile at the Federal Judicial Center]