Barrington D. Parker Jr.
Barrington D. Parker Jr. | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
Assumed office October 10, 2009 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
In office October 16, 2001 – October 10, 2009 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Ralph K. Winter Jr. |
Succeeded by | Susan L. Carney |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office April 26, 1994 – October 18, 2001 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Leonard B. Sand |
Succeeded by | Richard J. Holwell |
Personal details | |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | August 21, 1944
Education | Yale University (BA, LLB) |
Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. (born August 21, 1944) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Background
Parker's father,
Parker studied at
Career
He served as law clerk for Judge
Federal judicial service
On April 26, 1994, President Bill Clinton nominated Parker to serve as a United States district judge the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to a seat vacated by Judge Leonard B. Sand, who assumed senior status on July 1, 1993. He was confirmed on September 14, 1994 by voice vote.[1] He received his commission on September 15, 1994.[2] His service as a district judge was terminated on October 18, 2001 when he was elevated to the court of appeals.
Parker was initially nominated to that court by President
On July 9, 2019, Parker was part of a three-judge panel which ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from his Twitter account for being critical of him. Writing for the panel, Parker said that the president uses his Twitter account to make official announcements and actions, so that responses to it are protected by the First Amendment. The decision affirmed an earlier ruling by U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald.[4]
Personal life
Parker is the son of Barrington D. Parker.[citation needed]
See also
- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
References
- ^ "PN1327 — Barrington D. Parker Jr. — The Judiciary". April 26, 1994. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Barrington D. Parker Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Barrington D. Parker, of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit)". October 11, 2001. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ Neumeister, Larry (July 9, 2019). "President Trump Can't Block Critics on Twitter, Says Court". Time. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
External links
- Barrington D. Parker Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Appearances on C-SPAN