Chester J. Straub
Chester John Straub | |
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New York Senate | |
In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1975 | |
Preceded by | Jeremiah B. Bloom |
Succeeded by | Thomas J. Bartosiewicz |
Constituency | 35th district (1973–74) 18th district (1975) |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 35th district | |
In office January 1, 1967 – December 31, 1972 | |
Preceded by | Sidney Lebowitz |
Succeeded by | John Lopresto |
Personal details | |
Born | Chester John Straub May 12, 1937 New York City, New York |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Saint Peter's University (BA) University of Virginia (LLB) |
Chester John Straub (born May 12, 1937) is an inactive senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit headquartered in New York City.
Education and career
Straub was born on May 12, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Peter's College in 1958, and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1961. Straub served as a First Lieutenant in United States 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 to the federal bench. Straub's private practice was concentrated in litigation, regulatory agencies and governmental affairs.[1]
State legislative service
Straub was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1967 to 1972, sitting in the 177th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures; and a member of the New York State Senate from 1973 to 1975, sitting in the 180th and 181st New York State Legislatures.[2]
Federal judicial service
Straub was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1998, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated by Judge Joseph M. McLaughlin. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 1, 1998, and received commission on June 3, 1998. He assumed senior status on July 16, 2008.[1]
Notable cases
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
In the 2006 case of MacWade v. Kelly, Straub wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel of the Second Circuit that warrantless, suspicionless police searches of New York City Subway riders in response to terrorism were justified by the "special needs doctrine" and so did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[3]
In 2012, Straub dissented in
References
- ^ a b Chester J. Straub at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Page Not Found". ca2.uscourts.gov. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Recent Case: Second Circuit Holds New York City Subway Searches Constitutional Under Special Needs Doctrine" (PDF). Harvard Law Review. 120: 635. 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Windsor v. United States, 699 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2012).
- ^ "Windsor v. United States". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Windsor v. United States" (PDF). United States Supreme Court. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
External links
- Chester J. Straub at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Appearances on C-SPAN