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José Alberto Cabranes
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Senior status since March 9, 2023.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- May 24, 1994
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- July 21, 1994
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), August 4, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- August 9, 1994
- Commissioned
- August 10, 1994
- Senior status
- Since March 9, 2023
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1940, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Appointed by Jimmy Carter; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended August 12, 1994: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Supervisor in law, Queens' College, University of Cambridge, England, 1966-1967
- Private practice, New York City, 1967-1971
- Associate professor of law, Rutgers University School of Law, 1971-1973
- Special counsel, Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., 1973-1975
- General counsel/director of government relations, Yale University, 1975-1979
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1986-1990
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