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Robert E. Cowen
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Senior status since September 4, 1998.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- August 7, 1987
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- October 20, 1987
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), November 5, 1987
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- November 6, 1987
- Commissioned
- November 9, 1987
- Senior status
- Since September 4, 1998
- American Bar Association rating
- Qualified
Born 1930, 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 New Jersey. Appointed by Ronald Reagan; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended November 16, 1987: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Walter Conklin, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1958-1959
- Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1959-1969
- Assistant prosecutor, Essex County, New Jersey, 1969-1970
- Deputy attorney general, State of New Jersey, 1970-1973
- Director, Division of Ethics and Professional Services, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Trenton, New Jersey, 1973-1978
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