Daniel Mortimer Friedman

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Daniel Mortimer Friedman
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
In office
November 1, 1989 – July 6, 2011
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
In office
October 1, 1982 – November 1, 1989
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 96 Stat. 25
Succeeded byAlan David Lourie
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Claims
In office
May 19, 1978 – October 1, 1982
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byArnold Wilson Cowen
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Acting Solicitor General of the United States
In office
January 20, 1977 – March 28, 1977
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byRobert Bork
Succeeded byWade H. McCree
Personal details
Born
Daniel Mortimer Friedman

(1916-02-08)February 8, 1916
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 2011(2011-07-06) (aged 95)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElizabeth Ellis
Children4 stepchildren
EducationColumbia University (AB, LLB)

Daniel Mortimer Friedman (February 8, 1916 – July 6, 2011)[1] was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was chief judge of the United States Court of Claims.

Education and career

Born in

Quartermaster Corps, including service in Europe during World War II.[3] He was discharged in February 1946 as a master sergeant.[3]

Following his military service, he returned to the Securities and Exchange Commission until 1951, when he became assistant chief of the appellate section of the Antitrust Division in the

United States Solicitor General, serving as an assistant to the solicitor general from 1959 to 1962, then as a second assistant to the solicitor general until 1968, and then as first deputy solicitor general until 1978. He was the Acting United States Solicitor General in 1977.[4]

Federal judicial service

On March 22, 1978, Friedman was nominated by President

Reagan Administration he was reassigned on October 1, 1982, by operation of the Federal Courts Improvement Act, 96 Stat. 25, to be a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He assumed senior status on November 1, 1989, and served in that capacity until his death on July 6, 2011, in Washington, D.C.[4]

Legacy

In cooperation with former clerks of Friedman, the Federal Circuit Bar Association in 2012 established the Friedman Memorial Committee to honor Friedman's memory, spirit, and accomplishments. The Committee organizes a prestigious annual lecture, the Judge Daniel M. Friedman Appellate Lecture, to advance the field of appellate advocacy.

References

  1. ^ "In Memory: Judge Daniel M. Friedman". Patently-O. 7 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Obituaries | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  3. ^ a b "Judge Daniel M. Friedman", United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990-2002, compiled by Members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2004, page 79.
  4. ^ a b Daniel Mortimer Friedman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ The Friedman Memorial Committee and Judge Daniel M. Friedman Appellate LectureArchived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Audio recording of the first Annual Lecture, featuring Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, on November 16, 2012 Archived May 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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Legal offices
Preceded by Solicitor General of the United States
Acting

1977
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Claims
1978–1982
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Seat established by 96 Stat. 25
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
1982–1989
Succeeded by