Chester J. Straub

Chester John Straub (born May 12, 1937) is a Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit headquartered in New York City.

Life

Judge Straub received his B.A. degree from St. Peter’s College in 1958, and his LL.B. degree from the University of Virginia Law School in 1961. He practiced law in New York from 1963 to 1998, and also served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1967 to 1972 and the New York State Senate from 1973 to 1975.^[1]

Judge Straub served as a First Lieutenant in U.S. Army Intelligence and Security from 1961 to 1963. In 1963, he began the private practice of law with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, where he became a partner in 1971, and where he remained until his appointment as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1998. Judge Straub’s private practice was concentrated in litigation, regulatory agencies and governmental affairs. During this period he also served as a New York State Assemblyman from 1967 until 1972 and as a New York State Senator from 1973 until 1975. He also served as a mediator/neutral evaluator in the District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and as a special master for the New York State Supreme Court in the 1st Judicial Department.^[1]

In 1998, President Bill Clinton nominated Straub to the Second Circuit. He took office on June 3, 1998.

In January 2006, Straub was one of the three judges selected to hear National Abortion Federation v. Gonzales, 437 F.3d 278, one of the cases later folded into and resolved by Gonzales v. Carhart. The Second Circuit thereby became one of three circuits to uphold district court rulings against the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. Out of the nine circuit court judges who ruled on this issue, Straub was the only one to dissent, voting to reverse the district court and uphold the Act.

Straub took senior status on July 16, 2008. Chester J. Straub is a United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. At the time of his appointment in 1998, he was a partner in the New York law firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Judge Straub is a native of Brooklyn.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Circuit Judges' Biographical Information. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

New York Assembly
Preceded by Sidney Lebowitz	New York State Assembly, 35th District 1967–1972	Succeeded by John Lopresto
New York State Senate
Preceded by Jeremiah Bloom	New York State Senate, 17th District 1973–1974	Succeeded by Major Owens
Preceded by Vander Beatty	New York State Senate, 18th District 1975	Succeeded by Thomas Bartosiewicz

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