- Kermit Lipez
Kermit Victor Lipez (born 1941) is a
federal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit . He is the only active judge fromMaine currently serving on that court.Judicial Service
Lipez's judicial career began with his service as a Justice of the Maine
Superior Court , on which he served from 1985 to 1994. He was appointed to theMaine Supreme Judicial Court in 1994, where he served until his investiture as a federal judge.President
Bill Clinton nominated Lipez to the First Circuit on October 20, 1997, to fill a seat vacated when Judge Conrad K. Cyr tooksenior status . Lipez was confirmed by the Senate on April 2, 1998, and received his commission on April 7, 1998.Education
Lipez received a
B.A. fromHaverford College in 1963, and hisLL.B. (law degree) fromYale Law School in 1967. Lipez also earned aLL.M. degree from theUniversity of Virginia School of Law in 1990.Professional career
Lipez formerly served as a staff attorney in the
United States Department of Justice Honor Program, Civil Rights Division, from 1967-1968. He then served as a special assistant and legal counsel toMaine GovernorKenneth M. Curtis from 1968-1971, and as a legislative aide to United States SenatorEdmund Muskie from 1971-72, until entering private practice, where he stayed until joining the Maine trial court.External links
* [http://air.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=2764 Biography at Federal Judicial Center Website]
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