Dennis Jacobs
 

Hon. Dennis Jacobs
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Address: Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 857-8500
Fax: (212) 857-8710
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov
Position Bar Admissions Education
Published Works Affiliations
Lawyer Profile:

Dennis Jacobs is the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He became Chief Judge on October 1, 2006. At the time of his appointment in 1992, he was a partner in the New York law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

Judge Jacobs received his B.A. degree from Queens College of the City University of New York in 1964; his M.A. degree from New York University in 1965; and his J.D. degree from the New York University School of Law in 1973.

Judge Jacobs was a lecturer in the English Department of Queens College of the City University of New York from 1967 until 1969. He was in private practice from 1973 with the New York law firm of Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, serving as a partner there from 1980 until his judicial appointment.

Since 1997, Judge Jacobs has been a member of the Committee on Judicial Resources of the Judicial Conference of the United States; since 1999, he has been chair of that committee.

Judge Jacobs is a native of New York City.

Current Employment Position(s):
Chief Judge, since October 1, 2006

Appointed 1992 by President Bush
Bar Admissions:
New York, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1974
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1974
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1977
U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Education:
New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1973
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

New York University, New York, New York, 1965
M.A., Master of Arts

Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York, 1964
B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Published Works:
Toward a State Remedy for Oil Spill Damages: An Insurance Approach, 47 New York University Law Review, No. 1, 1972

Stroh-Schlitz Tender Offer (With M. Cantor), 15 Review of Securities Regulation, No. 13, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Member

Federalist Society
Member

Committee on Judicial Resources of the Judicial Conference, 1997 - 2004
Member

Committee on Judicial Resources of the Judicial Conference, 1999 - Present
Chair

Past Employment Positions:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Partner, 1980 - 1992

Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, Private Practice, 1973 - Present

English Department of Queens College of the City University of New York, Lecturer, 1967 - 1969

Birth Information:
1944, New York, New York, United States of America
Profile Last Updated:
11/23/2009
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